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Exodus 24:3

The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 24:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

And Moses came. Moses descended from the mount, and reported to the people all the words of the Lord—all the legislation contained in the last three chapters and a half (, to ), not perhaps in extenso, but as to its main provisions.

And all the people answered with one voice, promising obedience. In times of excitement, a common impulse constantly animates an entire multitude, and an exaltation of feeling leads them to make pledges, which they are very unwilling to stand by afterwards.

Hence Moses requires something more than a verbal assent.

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