So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
God Himself was the preacher that day, descending in fire with ten thousand holy angels attending His majesty. The mountain shook and smoked as His throne; the trumpet grew louder and louder, calling the guilty to assemble, a sound of war to those who knew their sin.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 19:16-25
So Moses went down to the people,.... As the Lord commanded him: and spake unto them: charging them to keep their distance, and not presume to pass the line he had drawn, or the foss or fence he had made: in the Jerusalem Targum it is added,"come and receive the ten words;''the decalogue or ten commands; and the Targum of Jonathan,"come and receive the law...
Jehovah descended in fire, veiling His wrath and jealousy in thick cloud so that mortal eyes could behold no form of the invisible Deity. The trumpet blast, growing louder and louder, was the herald's call summoning the people to hear His words from the fire and darkness.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 19:16-25