Exodus 20:21

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Exodus 20:21

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

The people

Exodus 19:16

Deuteronomy 5:5

Thick

General references

Bible References

The people

So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

while I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,

Thick

Then Solomon said,

“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

Then Solomon said,

“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,

Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

General references

Moses alone, however, shall come near to the Lord, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”

Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.

The Lord spoke to you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire,

“He

obscures the face of the full moon

And spreads His cloud over it.