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Exodus 31:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 31:18

Verse 18 of 18

Scripture focus

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Exodus 31:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 31:18

Theological / Devotional

Two tables of testimony. God had informed Moses that the ark in the holy of holies was to contain this “testimony” (ch. 25:16). Since this was the chief purpose of the ark, and the ark was the most sacred article of furniture in the tabernacle, it is appropriate that this section dealing with the structure of the tabernacle and its officiants should close with a statement regarding that which gave the ark and the tabernacle their significance. “Two tables” should be “the two tables,” those which God had already promised Moses (ch. 24:12), and which were supernaturally inscribed (ch. 32:16). The writing of the Ten Commandments on stone (Deut. 4:13) points to their immutable and eternal character (Matt. 5:17-19). The two tables emphasize man’s obligation — to God (the first four commandments), and to his fellow men (the last six; Matt. 22:36-40). The two tables of stone folded together like a book (EW 32).

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