Exodus 20:21

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Summary

Exodus 20:21

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

The people

Exodus 19:16

Deuteronomy 5:5

Thick

General references

Bible References

The people

So it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and flashes of lightning, and a thick cloud was on the mountain, and a very loud blast was sounded on a ram’s horn, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,

Thick

Then Solomon said,“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness [of the cloud].

Then Solomon said,“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

He bowed the heavens also and came down;
And thick darkness was under His feet.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

He alone possesses immortality [absolute exemption from death] and lives in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal power and dominion! Amen.

General references

Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”

Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline and admonish you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire.

“He covers the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.