Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The Lord spoke to him from there.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

With him – that is, as the margin indicates, “with God,” not, as some interpret, with himself.

He heard the voice of one speaking …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle, there seems at first sight to be a kind of contradiction between this passage and the other, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation, to speak with him; With God, to consult him on some affair or anot…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The princes and great men were at the forefront in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they shou…