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Exodus 20:18 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Exodus 20:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 20 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The People's Fear
“And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.”
Exodus 20:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.Israel 'saw' (רֹאִים, ro'im) thunderings—synesthesia, senses overwhelmed. The phenomena (thunder, lightning, trumpet, smoke) terrify rather than attract. 'Removed and stood afar' (וַיָּנֻעוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ, vayyanu'u vaya'amdu)—they trembled and retreated. The natural response to holy God is fear, not familiarity. They've glimpsed what Adam knew in Eden—God is dangerous (in the holy sense). Uzzah dies touching the ark; Na...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 20:18
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“when it was morning”
“says Yahweh”
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”
“and that burned with fire”