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Go you near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say: and speak you to us all that Yahweh our God shall speak to you; and we will hear it, and do it.
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A Necessary Mediator
The Israelites' request for Moses to be their go-between was not a sign of rebellion, but of a healthy fear and an awareness of their own unworthiness before a holy God. Commentators note that God approved of this request because, as Albert Barnes states, the 'terrors of Sinai had done their work; they had awakened the consciousness of sin.' This event highlights humanity's need for a mediator to stand before God, a role ultimately fulfilled by Christ.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses contain a much fuller narrative of the events briefly described in (Exodus 20:18–21). Here it is important to call attenti…
19th Century
Anglican
The speech of the elders to Moses is more fully and exactly described here than in Exodus 20:0, where it is briefly summarized as expressing the mi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Go you near To the mount, and to God on it:
and hear all that the Lord our God shall say
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