Exodus 20:22
Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Thus, shalt thou say, unto the sons of Israel,—Ye yourselves, have seen that out of the heavens, have I spoken with you.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:36Out of the heavens, he let thee hear his voice to instruct thee,—and, upon the earth, he let thee see his great fire, and his own words, thou didst hear out of the midst of the fire.
Hebrews 12:25Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away:
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:19-22
Terror with Which the Law Was Given. ( b. c. 1491.) 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and… Read the whole commentary →