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Exodus 34:30-32

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

30. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31. And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. 32. And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

Exodus 34:30-32 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 34:30

Theological / Devotional

They were afraid. Their guilty consciences had made Aaron and the people feel that God was still estranged from them, and they shrank from the radiant countenance of Moses. Had they ever been obedient to God, joy would have taken the place of fear and they would have welcomed the light of heaven. This reflection of the glory and majesty of God was designed to impress upon Israel the sacred character of His law and the glory of the gospel revealed through Christ. Both had been presented to Moses in the mount. That divine light symbolized the glory of the dispensation of which Moses was the visible mediator (2 Cor. 3:7, 11, 14; PP 330).

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