And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
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.
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Commenting on Exodus 19:16-25
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long,.... Not in one continued tone, as before, Exo 19:13, where a different word is used, and when it decreased, and was about to cease, which was to summon the people to attend; but now they were come to the foot of the mount, and this sounding was a preparation to the giving of the law unto...
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. (h) He gave authority to Moses by plain words, that the people might understand him.