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Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
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A Covenant Visualized
Commentators unanimously explain the powerful symbolism used in this ceremony. The altar represented the presence of God, one party to the covenant. The twelve stone pillars represented the twelve tribes of Israel, the other party. This physical setup made it clear to everyone that a binding agreement was being made between God and all of His people.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Twelve pillars - As the altar was a symbol of the presence of Yahweh, so these twelve pillars represented the presence of the Twelve tribes…
19th Century
Anglican
Moses wrote. —Compare Exodus 17:14. The familiarity of Moses with writing is presumed throughout the Pentateuch. One “learned in a…
Baptist
There is a double power about the blood: towards God, an atonement (that is, the blood sprinkled on the altar); and towards ourselves, a sense of r…
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16th Century
Protestant
And Moses308 wrote all the words of the Lord. This parenthesis is opportunely inserted. For we will see a little furth…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord Jarchi says, all from the creation, to the giving of the law, and the commands at Ma…
A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. A…
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