Exodus 20:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. ”

Exodus 20:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Deuteronomy 5:22-31 . Aaron Exodus 19:24 on this occasion accompanied Moses in drawing near to the thick darkness. Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33 is a series of laws which we may ide...
Exodus 20:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 20:18-21 E. Alarm of the People. This resumes Exodus 19:17 or Exodus 19:19 ), and describes how the frightened people (read in Exodus 20:18 b and the people were afraid and trembled...
Exodus 20:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

afar off. Note the difference between law and grace. ( Ephesians 2:13 ). drew near . Moses' fourth ascent. See note on Exodus 19:3 .
Exodus 20:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was .
Exodus 20:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Moses drew near unto the thick darkness— See note on ch. Exodus 19:20 . See also ch. 24: REFLECTIONS.— With pomp of terrible majesty God thus proclaims his holy will: an emblem of the dispensat...
Exodus 20:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Exodus 20:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ten Commandments (vv. 1-21) Exodus 20-23, containing (1) the Decalogue (Gk. = 'Ten Words' or 'Commandments') and (2) a code of laws regulating the religious and social life of the people, and...
Exodus 20:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

AT THE PEOPLE’S REQUEST, MOSES BECOMES THEIR INTERMEDIARY. (18-21) The delivery of the Ten Commandments by a voice manifestly superhuman impressed the people with an awful fear. They felt the ne...
Exodus 20:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LESSER LAW. Exodus 20:18 - Exodus 23:33 . With the close of the Decalogue and its universal obligations, we approach a brief code of laws, purely Hebrew, but of the deepest moral interest,...
Exodus 20:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the People Fear; Idols and Altars Exodus 20:18-26 When our Lord was on earth He was so attractive and winsome that the publicans and sinners drew near to hear Him, penitents wept at His feet, c...
Exodus 20:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the Ten Words of the moral Law. They are introduced by a proclamation of God concerning Himself: first as to His name, "I am Jehovah"; second, as to His relation to them, "thy God"; and,...
Exodus 20:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How delightful in this view of Moses is it to discover the type of Christ! Jeremiah 30:21 .
Exodus 20:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the people stood afar off ,.... Still kept their distance in their camp and tents; or the heads and elders of the people having had this conversation with Moses, returned to their tents as they...
Exodus 20:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was]. Ver. 21. Stood afar off. ] Yea, God, tendering their infirmity, gave them leave to go home to their tent...
Exodus 20:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

While the people continued to stand afar off Afraid of God's wrath, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness He was made to draw near; so the word is: Of himself he durst not have ventured into...
Exodus 20:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (vs.1-17) Before God gives the ten commandments, He makes is abundantly clear that Israel's obedience to law had nothing to do with God's previous grace toward them in delive...
Exodus 20:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Terror with Which the Law Was Given. B. C. 1491. 18 And all the people saw the thunder...
Exodus 20:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Exodus 20:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Aftermath ( Exodus 20:18-21 ). This passage immediately follows the glorious and awesome experience that has been theirs in the proclamation of Yahweh's covenant. The people are trembling in f...
Exodus 20:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 20:19 . We will hear.] Kalisch happily remarks that “in the word v‘nishma ‘AH, with the he paragogicum, lies the readiness and willingness: ‘we will eagerly and gladly...
Exodus 20:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 20:1 . God spake all these words. In compassion to man, and the increasing weakness of human traditions, it has pleased the infinitely wise and Holy One to renew the evidences of revelation...
Exodus 20:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

They removed, and stood afar off. Israel and Sinai I. That all men as sinners must be brought into conscious contact with moral law. The guarantees of this conscious contact are found-- 1. I...
Exodus 20:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION WITHDRAWAL OF THE PEOPLE , AND NEARER APPROACH OF MOSES TO GOD . The effect produced upon the people by the accumulated terrors of Sinai—"the thunderings and the...
Exodus 20:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Terror of the People
Exodus 20:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

the people Exodus 19:16 Exodus 19:17 Deuteronomy 5:5 thick 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1 Psalms 18:9 Psalms 18:12 Psalms 97:2 Psalms 104:2 1 Timothy 6:16
Exodus 20:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

While the people continued to stand afar off — Afraid of God's wrath, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness; he was made to draw near, so the word is: Moses of himself durst not have ventured int...

Exodus 20:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 20:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 20:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 20:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 20:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 20:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 20:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 20:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 20:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 20:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 20:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes