24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-33)Here, I. Moses reminds them of the agreement of both the parties that were now treating, in the mediation of Moses. 1. Here is the consternation that the people were put into by that extreme terror with which the law was given. They owned that they could not bear it any more: “ This great fire will consume us ; this dreadful voice will be fatal to us; we shall certainly die if we hear it any more,…
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