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and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."
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The Terror of the Law
The author highlights the terror of Mount Sinai to an extreme degree. Commentators note that if Moses, the great leader who spoke with God face-to-face, was overwhelmed with fear, it underscores how unapproachable God was under the Old Covenant. This terrifying scene was meant to instill a profound sense of God's awesome holiness and the severity of His law.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, etc. This event is not recorded in the account of the giving of the law in Exodus, and it …
Fearful (φοβερον). As in 10:27,31, only in Heb. in N.T.
The appearance (το φανταζομενον). Present passive …
19th Century
Anglican
And so terrible was the sight that. . . .—Better, And (so fearful was the appearance) Moses said, I exceedin…
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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…
This verse cites a further indication of the awesomeness of the experience at Mount Sinai. At the time of the giving of the law, Moses was the lead…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And so terrible was the sight Of the smoke, fire, and lightnings; or of God himself, who descended on the mount; wit…
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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…
