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Exodus 24:16

Exodus 24:16
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai,.... The divine Shechinah or Majesty, some visible token of it, an exceeding great brightness and splendour:

and the cloud covered it six days;…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And the seventh day he called - It is very likely that Moses went up into the mount on the first day of the week; and having with Joshua remained in the region of the cloud during six days, on the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 24:12-18

The public ceremony of sealing the covenant being over, Moses is called up to receive further instructions, which we have in the following chapters.

I. He is called up into the mount, and there he…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 24:15-18

15b 18a (P). Moses is summoned up into the cloud on the top of the mount. The verses are P's parallel to the narrative of JE in ch. 19.

15b. The sequel in P to Exo 19:1-2 a.

the cloud the one which in…