This chapter introduces the solemnity of the giving of the law upon Mount Sinai, which was one of the most striking appearances of the divine glory that ever was in this lower world. We have here, I. The circumstances of time and place, Ex. 19:1–2. II.

Here is, I. The date of that great charter by which Israel was incorporated. 1. The time when it bears date — in the third month after they came out of Egypt.

Here, I. God intimates to Moses his purpose of coming down upon Mount Sinai, in some visible appearance of his glory, in a thick cloud ; for he said that he would dwell in the thick darkness , and make this his pavilion , holding back the face of his throne when he set it upon Mount Sinai, and…

Now, at length, comes that memorable day, that terrible day of the Lord, that day of judgment, in which Israel heard the voice of the Lord God speaking to them out of the midst of the fire, and lived, Deut. 4:33.