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the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
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The Terrifying Voice of God
Commentators unanimously highlight that the "sound of a trumpet" and the "voice of words" at Mount Sinai were not comforting but terrifying. The experience was so overwhelming that the Israelites begged for it to stop, fearing for their lives. This illustrates the awesome and unapproachable nature of God's holiness under the Old Covenant law.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the voice of a trumpet (Exodus 19:19). The sound of the trumpet amid the tempest was suited to increase the terror of the …
Unto blackness (γνοφω). Dative case of γνοφος (late form for earlier δνοφος and kin to νεφος, cloud), here only in N.T. Quoted her…
19th Century
Anglican
See Exodus 19:19 (the voice of the trumpet), Deuteronomy 4:12 (the voice of the words).
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Baptist
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sou…
Though the word “mountain” is not in the original Greek, there is no doubt that the events on Sinai are in mind. The writer chooses to refer to wha…
16th Century
Protestant
Those who heard entreated, etc. This is the second clause, in which he shows that the Law was very different from the Gospel. For…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the sound of a trumpet (Exodus 19:16Exodus 19:19) (20:18) , which made it still more awf…
Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church-state was formed, was a mountain that could be touched (though the people were forbidden to do so)—a place …
13th Century
Catholic
Having warned them to avoid the evils of guilt, the Apostle now provides the reason, which is based on a comparison between the Old and New Testame…
