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At that time Yahweh said to me, Hew you two tables of stone like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
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A Symbol of Renewed Grace
Commentators unanimously see the command for new stone tablets not as a simple replacement, but as a profound symbol of God's reconciliation. After Israel's apostasy with the golden calf, this act demonstrates God's unmerited grace and His willingness to restore a broken covenant relationship, won through the intercession of Moses.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deuteron…
19th Century
Anglican
At that time the Lord said unto me. —The forty days of intercession alluded to in the previous chapter followed this comm…
16th Century
Protestant
At that time the Lord said to me He had been interacting with the people for some time, before he returned to the mount with the second ta…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
At that time the Lord said unto me On the fortieth day, mentioned in the preceding chapter, as Aben Ezra, or at the …
Moses reminded the Israelites of God's great mercy to them, despite their provocations.
There were four ways the Lord showed He was reconcil…
