Exodus 19:12

"and be ready for the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai."

Key Reflection

Exodus 19:12 instructs the Israelites to prepare for a significant event on the third day, when God would descend upon Mount Sinai in the presence of all the people. This timing reflects the covenantal nature of the event, as the third day often symbolizes completion or fulfillment in ancient Near Eastern culture, emphasizing the importance and gravity of what was about to transpire.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Set bounds unto the people -The low line of alluvial mounds at the foot of the cliff of Ras Safsafeh exactly answers to the bounds which were to keep the people off from touching the mount: but the bounds here spoken of were to be set up by Moses.

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