8And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
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And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exod. 34:5): The Lord descended , by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Ps. 113:6; Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited ? He descended in the c…
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