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Respecting Divine Mystery
Commentators explain that God's warning was against more than physical trespassing. It was a prohibition against the dangerous human curiosity to "gaze" upon God's essence or see a physical form. This serves as a timeless reminder to approach God with humility, content with what He has chosen to reveal, rather than trying to force our way into divine secrets.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 19:21
19th Century
Bishop
Lest they break through — that is, force their way through the barrier which Moses had erected.
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John Calvin
On Exodus 19:21
16th Century
Theologian
And the Lord said to Moses. By God’s command the same prohibition is repeated: that the people should not cross the boundaries. Undoubtedl…
John Gill
On Exodus 19:21
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord said to Moses, go down;
As soon as he was got to the top of the mount he was told to go down again to…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 19:16–25
17th Century
Minister
Never was there such a sermon preached, before or since, as this which was preached to the church in the wilderness. It might be supposed that the …