And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
Parallel translations
- WEB Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them all the commandments that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.
- NASB Afterward all the sons of Israel came near, and he commanded them to do everything that the Lord had spoken to him on Mount Sinai.
- NLT Then all the people of Israel approached him, and Moses gave them all the instructions the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.
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Afterward all Israel approaches, and Moses gives them everything the LORD commanded on Sinai.
Overview
Moses faithfully delivers the whole of God's commands to the entire congregation, withholding nothing. This faithful transmission of God's word is the heart of his mediatorial ministry. Like Moses, Christ declares all that the Father gave Him, but as Son He surpasses the servant (Hebrews 3:5-6).
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Kgs 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- 1 Cor 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
- Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Exod 24:3When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
- 1 Cor 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Num 15:40Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.
- Exod 21:1“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
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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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