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19:1 In the third <07992> month <02320> after the Israelites <03478> <01121> went out <03318> from the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>, on the very <02088> day <03117>, they came <0935> to the Desert <04057> of Sinai <05514>. 19:2 After they journeyed <05265> from Rephidim <07508>, they came <0935> to the Desert <04057> of Sinai <05514>, and they camped <02583> in the desert <04057>; Israel <03478> camped <02583> there <08033> in front <05048> of the mountain <02022>. 19:3 Moses <04872> went up <05927> to <0413> God <0430>, and the Lord <03068> called <07121> to <0413> him from <04480> the mountain <02022>, “Thus <03541> you will tell <0559> the house <01004> of Jacob <03290>, and declare <05046> to the people <01121> of Israel <03478>: 19:4 ‘You yourselves <0859> have seen <07200> what <0834> I did <06213> to Egypt <04713> and how I lifted <05375> you on <05921> eagles <05404>’ wings <03671> and brought <0935> you to <0413> myself. 19:5 And now <06258>, if <0518> you will diligently <08085> listen <08085> to me <06963> and keep <08104> my covenant <01285>, then you will be <01961> my special possession <05459> out of all <03605> the nations <05971>, for <03588> all <03605> the earth <0776> is mine, 19:6 and you <0859> will be <01961> to me a kingdom <04467> of priests <03548> and a holy <06918> nation <01471>.’ These <0428> are the words <01697> that <0834> you will speak <01696> to <0413> the Israelites <03478> <01121>.” 19:7 So Moses <04872> came <0935> and summoned <07121> the elders <02205> of Israel <05971>. He set <07760> before <06440> them all <03605> these <0428> words <01697> that <0834> the Lord <03068> had commanded <06680> him, 19:8 and all <03605> the people <05971> answered <06030> together <03162>, “All <03605> that <0834> the Lord <03068> has commanded <01696> we will do <06213>!” So Moses <04872> brought <07725> the words <01697> of the people <05971> back <07725> to <0413> the Lord <03068>. 19:9 The Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> Moses <04872>, “I <0595> am going to come <0935> to <0413> you in a dense <05645> cloud <06051>, so that <05668> the people <05971> may hear <08085> when I speak <01696> with <05973> you and so that <01571> they will always <05769> believe <0539> in you.” And Moses <04872> told <05046> the words <01697> of the people <05971> to <0413> the Lord <03068>. 19:10 The Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> Moses <04872>, “Go <01980> to <0413> the people <05971> and sanctify <06942> them today <03117> and tomorrow <04279>, and make <03526> them wash <03526> their clothes <08071> 19:11 and be <01961> ready <03559> for the third <07992> day <03117>, for <03588> on the third <07992> day <03117> the Lord <03068> will come down <03381> on <05921> Mount <02022> Sinai <05514> in the sight <05869> of all <03605> the people <05971>. 19:12 You must set boundaries <01379> for the people <05971> all around <05439>, saying <0559>, ‘Take heed <08104> to yourselves not to go up <05927> on the mountain <02022> nor touch <05060> its edge <07097>. Whoever <03605> touches <05060> the mountain <02022> will surely be put <04191> to death <04191>! 19:13 No <03808> hand <03027> will touch <05060> him– but <03588> he will surely <05619> be stoned <05619> or <0176> shot <03384> through <03384>, whether <0518> a beast <0929> or <0518> a human being <0376>; he must not <03808> live <02421>.’ When the ram’s horn <03104> sounds a long blast <04900> they <01992> may go up <05927> on the mountain <02022>.” 19:14 Then Moses <04872> went down <03381> from <04480> the mountain <02022> to <0413> the people <05971> and sanctified <06942> the people <05971>, and they washed <03526> their clothes <08071>. 19:15 He said <0559> to <0413> the people <05971>, “Be <01961> ready <03559> for the third <07969> day <03117>. Do not <0408> go near <05066> your wives <0802>.” 19:16 On the third <07992> day <03117> in the morning <01242> there was <01961> thunder <06963> and lightning <01300> and a dense <03515> cloud <06051> on <05921> the mountain <02022>, and the sound <06963> of a very <03966> loud <02389> horn <07782>; all <03605> the people <05971> who <0834> were in the camp <04264> trembled <02729>. 19:17 Moses <04872> brought <03318> the <0853> people <05971> out <03318> of the camp <04264> to meet <07125> God <0430>, and they took their place <03320> at the foot <08482> of the mountain <02022>. 19:18 Now Mount <02022> Sinai <05514> was completely <03605> covered with smoke <06225> because <06440> the Lord <03068> had <0834> descended <03381> on <05921> it in fire <0784>, and its smoke <06227> went up <05927> like the smoke <06227> of a great furnace <03536>, and the whole <03605> mountain <02022> shook violently <02729>. 19:19 When <01961> the sound <06963> of the horn <07782> grew <01980> louder <02390> and louder <03966>, Moses <04872> was speaking <01696> and God <0430> was answering <06030> him with a voice <06963>. 19:20 The Lord <03068> came down <03381> on <05921> Mount <02022> Sinai <05514>, on <0413> the top <07218> of the mountain <02022>, and the Lord <03068> summoned <07121> Moses <04872> to <0413> the top <07218> of the mountain <02022>, and Moses <04872> went up <05927>. 19:21 The Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> Moses <04872>, “Go down <03381> and solemnly warn <05749> the people <05971>, lest <06435> they force <02040> their way through to <0413> the Lord <03068> to look <07200>, and many <07227> of <04480> them perish <05307>. 19:22 Let the priests <03548> also <01571>, who approach <0413> <05066> the Lord <03068>, sanctify <06942> themselves, lest <06435> the Lord <03068> break through <06555> against them.” 19:23 Moses <04872> said <0559> to <0413> the Lord <03068>, “The people <05971> are not <03808> able <03201> to come up <05927> to <0413> Mount <02022> Sinai <05514>, because <03588> you <0859> solemnly warned <05749> us, ‘Set boundaries <01379> for the mountain <02022> and set <06942> it apart <06942>.’” 19:24 The Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> him, “Go <01980>, get down <03381>, and come up <05927>, and Aaron <0175> with <05973> you <0859>, but do not <0408> let the priests <03548> and the people <05971> force <02040> their way through <02040> to come up <05927> to <0413> the Lord <03068>, lest <06435> he break through <06555> against them.” 19:25 So Moses <04872> went down <03381> to <0413> the people <05971> and spoke <0559> to <0413> them.

• Exo 19:1-25 -- Israel at Sinai

• TONGUES OF FIRE

  [isbe] TONGUES OF FIRE - (glossai hosei puros): The reference in this topic is to the marvelous gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13). After His resurrection the Lord bade His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• Quotations and Allusions

  [nave] QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS. In the New Testament from, and to, the Old Testament Matt. 1:23 Isa. 7:14. Matt. 2:6 Mic. 5:2. Matt. 2:15 Hos. 11:1. Matt. 2:18 Jer. 31:15. Matt. 3:3 Isa. 40:3. Matt. 4:4 Deut. 8:3; Luke 4:4. Matt...
  

• PENTECOST

  [isbe] PENTECOST - pen'-te-kost: 1. In the Old Testament: As the name indicates (pentekoste), this second of the great Jewish national festivals was observed on the 50th day, or 7 weeks, from the Paschal Feast, and therefore in the...
  

• Music, Instrumental

  [ebd] Among instruments of music used by the Hebrews a principal place is given to stringed instruments. These were, (1.) The kinnor, the "harp." (2.) The nebel, "a skin bottle," rendered "psaltery." (3.) The sabbeka, or "sackbut,...
  

• Law

  [nave] LAW. Psa. 19:7-9; Psa. 119:1-8; Prov. 28:4, 5; Matt. 22:21 Luke 20:22-25. Luke 16:17; Rom. 2:14, 15; Rom. 7:7, 12, 14; Rom. 13:10; 1 Tim. 1:5, 8-10; Jas. 1:25; 1 John 3:4; 1 John 5:3 See: Litigation; Commandments; Duty to G...
  

• LAW, JUDICIAL

  [isbe] LAW, JUDICIAL - joo-dish'-al: This was the form of Divine law which, under the dominion of God, as the Supreme Magistrate, directed the policy of the Jewish nation, and hence, was binding only on them, not on other peoples. ...
  

• LAW OF MOSES

  [smith] It will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of this law, to point out its main principles, and to explain the position which it occupies in the progress of divine revelation. In order to do...
  

• LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. TERMS USED 1. Torah ("Law") 2. Synonyms of Torah (1) Mitswah ("Command") (2) `Edhah ("Witness," "Testimony") (3) MishpaTim ("Judgments") (4) Chuqqim ("Statutes") (5) Piqqudhim ("Precepts") II...
  

• GOD, 2

  [isbe] GOD, 2 - II. The Idea of God in the Old Testament. 1. Course of Its Development: Any attempt to write the whole history of the idea of God in the Old Testament would require a preliminary study of the literary and historical...
  

• GENESIS, 4

  [isbe] GENESIS, 4 - IV. The Historical Character. 1. History of the Patriarchs: (Genesis 12 through 50): (1) Unfounded Attacks upon the History. (a) From General Dogmatic Principles: In order to disprove the historical character of...
  

• First-born, Sanctification of the

  [ebd] A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle. God claimed that the first-born males of man and of animals should be consecrated to him, the one as a priest (Ex. 19:22, 24), representing the fa...
  

• EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 1

  [isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 1 - ek'-so-dus: I. IN GENERAL 1. Name 2. Contents in General 3. Connection with the Other Books of the Pentateuch 4. Significance of These Events for Israel 5. Connecting Links for Christianity II. STRUC...
  

• ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - es-ka-tol'-o-ji A) Scope of Article B) Dr. Charles' Work C) Individual Religion in Israel I. FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS 1. Idea of God 2. Idea of Man Body, Soul and Spirit 3. Sin and Death II. CONCE...
  

• Congregation

  [ebd] (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the land, if circumcised, were,...
  

• Commandments, the Ten

  [ebd] (Ex. 34:28; Deut. 10:4, marg. "ten words") i.e., the Decalogue (q.v.), is a summary of the immutable moral law. These commandments were first given in their written form to the people of Israel when they were encamped at Sin...
  

• BREAK

  [isbe] BREAK - brak: shabhar = "break" (down, off, in pieces, up), "destroy," "quench" (Isa 14:25; Jer 19:10,11; Ezek 4:16; Am 1:5); paraq = "to break off" or "craunch"; figuratively "to deliver" (Gen 27:40 the King James Version);...
  

• BOUNDS

  [isbe] BOUNDS - boundz: gabhal = "to twist" (as a rope), "to make an enclosure" (as by a line) occurs in Ex 19:12,23; Ps 104:9; gebhul = "a cord," hence, "a boundary," "territory" (Ex 23:31 the King James Version), with its feminin...
  

• BLACKNESS

  [isbe] BLACKNESS - (kimririm, "obscurations"; qadhruth, "darkness"; gnophos, "darkness" zophos "blackness"): Terms rarely used but of special significance in picturing the fearful gloom and blackness of moral darkness and calamity....
  

• ACCOMMODATION

  [isbe] ACCOMMODATION - a-kom-mo-da'-shun: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Three Uses of the Term 2. The Importance of the Subject II. ACCOMMODATED APPLICATION OF SCRIPTURE PASSAGES 1. Interpretation a Science 2. Scientific Accommodation III. DO...
  

• The Giving of the Law

  

• Camping at the Foot of Sinai

  

• O, Datanglah, Imanuel [KJ.81]

  1. O, datanglah, Imanuel, tebus umatMu Israel yang dalam berkeluh kesah menanti Penolongnya. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Yes 7:14 Mat 1:23
  2. O, datang, Tunas Isai, patahkan belenggu pedih dan umatMu lepaskanlah dari lembah sengsaranya. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Yes 11:1, 10 Why 22:16 Yes 45:2
  3. O Surya Pagi, datanglah dan jiwa kami hiburlah; halaukanlah gelap seram bayangan maut yang kejam. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yes 9:1 Mat 4:16
  4. O Kunci Daud, datanglah, gapura sorga bukalah; tutuplah jalan seteru, supaya s'lamat umatMu. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel.	Yes 22:22 Why 3:7
  5. O Tuhan Allah, datanglah, FirmanMu berkuasalah, seperti waktu Kauberi di atas puncak Sinai. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel.	Kel 19-20:21
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• Pujilah Tuhan, Sang Raja [KJ.10]

  1. Pujilah Tuhan, Sang Raja yang Mahamulia! Segenap hati dan jiwaku, pujilah Dia! Datang berkaum, brilah musikmu bergaung, Angkatlah puji - pujian !	Mzm 103:1-2 1 Tim 1:17
  2. Pujilah Tuhan; segala kuasa padaNya! Sayap kasihNya yang aman mendukung AnakNya! Tiada ter'pri yang kepadamu dib'ri; Tidakkah itu kaurasa?	Kel 19:4 Ul 32:11-12
  3. Pujilah Tuhan yang bijak menggubah tubuhmu; dalam kasihNya seluruh hidupmu tertuntun; hatimu tahu: berulang kali engkau oleh sayapNya terlindung.	Mzm 139:13-15 Mzm 17:8 Mzm 36:8 Mzm 57:2
  4. Pujilah Tuhan yang dapat dan mau melakukan jauh melebihi doamu dan yang kau rindukan. Ingat teguh: Ia berkuasa penuh! KasihNya t'rus kautemukan.	Ef 3:20
  5. Pujilah Tuhan! Hai jiwaku, mari bernyanyi! Semua mahluk bernafas, iringilah kami! Puji terus Nama Yang Maha Kudus! Padukan suaramu: Amin.	Mzm 150
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• Takkah Patut Ku Bernyanyi [KJ.290]

  1. Takkah patut 'ku bernyanyi syukur bagi Tuhanku, kar'na rahmat tak berbanding yang melimpah selalu? Memang sungguh dan setia, tak terhingga kasihNya Dan kekal bimbinganNya bagi yang mengabdi Dia. Biar dunia lenyap, kasih Allah 'kan tetap.	Ibr 1:11
  2. Bagai burung rajawali melindungi anaknya Tuhan pun berkali-kali t'lah menolong hambaNya. Semenjak dikandung ibu, waktu aku dibentuk, dan sepanjang umurku ditanganNya aku hidup. Biar dunia lenyap, kasih Allah 'kan tetap!	Kel 19:4 Ul 32:11-12 Mzm 139:13-15
  3. Bahkan PutraNya sendiri rela diserahkanNya; ditebusNya aku ini oleh kuasa darahNya. Sungguh aku takkan mampu, wahai Sumber kurnia, dengan rohku yang lemah mengerti kedalamanMu. Biar dunia lenyap, kasih Allah 'kan tetap!	Yoh 3:16 Rm 8:32 Rm 3:25 Ibr 9:11-14 1 Kor 2:10-11
  4. Dalam dunia' ku dikawal oleh Roh dan FirmanNya yang menuntun dari awal aku dalam t'rang baka, hingga hatiku percaya makin kuat dan teguh, bahwa kuasa seteru, maut dan Iblis, tak berdaya. Biar dunia lenyap, kasih Allah 'kan tetap!	Rm 8:14 Yoh 16:13 1 Kor 15:54-56 Ibr 2:14-15 Why 1:18
  5. Langit, bumi, segalanya diciptakan bagiku; kutemukan semuanya menyenangkan hatiku. Hewan, unggas dan tumbuhan, darat, laut, udara pun jadi rahmat bagiku yang kudapat dari Tuhan	Kej 1-2 Mzm 8:7-9
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• [Exo 19:5] Being His

  His oceans all rumble and batter His shore, But He will be new when its waves are no more. His mountains reach skyward to touch His sweet face; His forests burst forth as He showers their place. The mighty Leviathan leaps in His seas, The eagle mounts up on the joy of His breeze. The creatures of earth borrow life from His hand, Their days are all numbered by His firm command. Eternity springs from His Infinite Mind— All time and all space from His fingers unwind, His intricate, limitless, unbounded skill Spins threads of His sovereign, inscrutable will. The thunder of Sinai resounds in our ears, The judgment of God stirs the deepest of fears! But, awesome and wondrous—more staggering still— The flashes of lightning from Calvary’s hill! But O! How mighty, how perfect, how free, How blessèd, how precious, how lovely is He! And O! How grand, and how sweet to behold The trophies of grace He has won from of old! A radiant triumph illumines His face! He strides to His throne, the Colossus of Grace! He sits, and His Father proclaims Him True Son! His strife is now over; His battle is done. We bow, we adore, we fall down at His throne, He gathers us into His arms as His own! He seats us in glory beside Him above, To crown His achievement with splendors of love!

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• [Exo 19:5] Great God, The Nations Of The Earth

  Great God, the nations of the earth, Are by creation Thine; And in Thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. But, Lord, Thy greater love has sent Thy Gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in Thy mind. When, Lord, shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound? Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the Gospel’s rays, And build on sin’s demolished throne The temples of Thy praise.

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• [Exo 19:5] Lord Of The Lands

  Lord of the lands, beneath Thy bending skies, On field and flood, where’er our banner flies, Thy people lift their hearts to Thee, Their grateful voices raise: May our dominion ever be A temple to Thy praise. Thy will alone let all enthrone; Refrain Lord of the lands, make Canada Thine own: Lord of the lands, make Canada Thine own! Almighty Love, by Thy mysterious power, In wisdom guide, with faith and freedom dower; Be ours a nation evermore That no oppression blights, Where justice rules from shore to shore, From lakes to northern lights. May love alone for wrong atone; Refrain Lord of the worlds, with strong eternal hand, Hold us in honor, truth and self-command; The loyal heart, the constant mind, The courage to be true, Our wide extending empire bind, And all the earth renew. Thy Name be known through every zone; Lord of the worlds, make all the lands Thine own: Lord of the worlds, make all the lands Thine own! Lord of the lands, beneath Thy bending skies, On field and flood, where’er our banner flies, Thy people lift their hearts to Thee, Their grateful voices raise: May e’er this thankful country be A temple to Thy praise. Thy will alone let all enthrone; Refrain Lord of the lands, make all our hearts Thine own: Lord of the lands, make all our hearts Thine own! Almighty Love, by Thy mysterious power, In wisdom guide, with faith and freedom dower; Be ours a nation evermore That no oppression blights, Where justice rules from shore to shore, From lakes to mountain heights. May love alone for wrong atone; Refrain Lord of the worlds, with strong eternal hand, Hold us in honor, truth and self-command; The loyal heart, the constant mind, The courage to be true, Our wide extending empire bind, And all the earth renew. Thy Name be known through every zone; Lord of the worlds, make all the lands Thine own: Lord of the worlds, make all the lands Thine own!

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• [Exo 19:18] Lord Of Might From Sinai’s Brow, The

  The Lord of might from Sinai’s brow Gave forth His voice of thunder; And Israel lay on earth below, Outstretched in fear and wonder; Beneath His feet was pitchy night, And at His left hand, and His right, The rocks were rent asunder. The Lord of love, on Calvary, A meek and suffering Stranger, Upraised to heaven His languid eye, In nature’s hour of danger; For us, He bore the weight of woe, For us, He gave His blood to flow, And met His Father’s anger. The Lord of love, the Lord of might, The King of all created, Shall back return to claim His right, On clouds of glory seated; With trumpet sound and angel song, And hallelujahs loud and long, O’er death and hell defeated.

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• [Exo 19:18] Not To The Terrors Of The Lord

  Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke; But we are come to Sion’s hill, The city of our God, Where milder words declare His will, And spread His love abroad. Behold th’innumerable host Of angels clothed in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight! Behold the blessed assembly there Whose names are writ in Heav’n! And God, the Judge of all, declares Their vilest sins forgiv’n. The saints on earth and all the dead But one communion make; All join in Christ their living Head, And of His grace partake. In such society as this My weary soul would rest: The man that dwells where Jesus is Must be forever blessed.

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• How should New Testament Believers relate to the OT Law?
  Below is a brief overview on the subject of the Law which I believe will help answer your questions about the believer and the Law today. The Use of the Term "The Law" (Instruction, Torah) This term is used of the enti...
• Do eagles actually carry their young on their wings (Exodus 19:4)?
  19:3-4. As the Israelites were camped by Sinai, Moses went on the mountain and there God spoke to him about the pact He would ratify with the people (Jacob and Israel were synonyms for the nation). God compared His deliverin...
• What is the significance of numbers in Scripture?
  The following material from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia should be helpful here: III. Significant numbers Numbers are also used with a symbolical or theological significance. One is used to convey th...
• What Is Meant by "Strange Fire"?
  The "strange fire" mentioned in Lev. 10:1,2 is understood to mean that Nadab and Abihu, instead of taking fire into their censers from the brazen altar, took common fire which had not been consecrated, and thus were guilty of...

To be Set Apart for Holy Use; A Definition

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