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God's Personal Revelation
Commentators emphasize that God's revelation at Sinai was a personal and dramatic event. The prayer recalls that God "came down" with visible signs like fire and smoke and spoke directly "from heaven." This wasn't a distant, impersonal act, but a direct engagement with His people to establish His covenant and give them His law.
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Nehemiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Nehemiah 9:13
19th Century
Bishop
Right judgements. —Five of the names given to the law of God in Psalm 119 are singled out and applied to the Sinaitic legislation …
John Gill
On Nehemiah 9:13
17th Century
Pastor
You came down also upon Mount Sinai
By some visible tokens of his presence, as a cloud, fire, smoke which must be un…
Matthew Henry
On Nehemiah 9:4–38
17th Century
Minister
The summary of their prayers we have here on record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do anything in the way of duty, we …