And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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Interpretation
The solemn manner in which the law was delivered, was to impress the people with a right sense of the Divine majesty. Also to convince them of their own guilt, and to show that they could not stand in judgment before God by their own obedience.
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This thought runs through Exodus 19:10-13.
Glossary
- Mount Sinai Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.