So Moses went down to the people, and told them.
Parallel translations
- KJV So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
- BSB So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
- NKJV So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
- NASB So Moses went down to the people and told them.
- NLT So Moses went down to the people and told them what the Lord had said.
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Quick answer
Moses went down and told the people God's words. The mediator faithfully delivers God's warnings to Israel.
Overview
Moses obediently relays God's instructions, fulfilling his mediatorial role as the chapter closes and the giving of the law begins. His faithfulness in conveying every word prepares the people for the Ten Commandments. It foreshadows Christ, the faithful Mediator who declares all that the Father gives Him to say.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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