Keluaran 20:21

20:21 The people kept ¹  their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness ²  where God was. ³ 

Keluaran 25:15

25:15 The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

Keluaran 28:24

28:24 You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

Keluaran 30:19

30:19 and Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and their feet from it. ⁴ 

Keluaran 35:16

35:16 the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal;

Keluaran 35:28

35:28 and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Keluaran 39:17

39:17 They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

Keluaran 40:31

40:31 Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it.

Keluaran 40:37

40:37 but if the cloud was not lifted up, then they would not journey further until the day it was lifted up. ⁵ 

[20:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and they stood”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:21]  ² sn The word עֲרָפֶל (’arafel) is used in poetry in Ps 18:9 and 1 Kgs 8:12; and it is used in Deut 4:11, 5:22 [19].

[20:21]  ³ sn It will not be hard to expound the passage on the Ten Commandments once their place in scripture has been determined. They, for the most part, are reiterated in the NT, in one way or another, usually with a much higher standard that requires attention to the spirit of the laws. Thus, these laws reveal God’s standard of righteousness by revealing sin. No wonder the Israelites were afraid when they saw the manifestation of God and heard his laws. When the whole covenant is considered, preamble and all, then it becomes clear that the motivation for obeying the commands is the person and the work of the covenant God – the one who redeemed his people. Obedience then becomes a response of devotion and adoration to the Redeemer who set them free. It becomes loyal service, not enslavement to laws. The point could be worded this way: God requires that his covenant people, whom he has redeemed, and to whom he has revealed himself, give their absolute allegiance and obedience to him. This means they will worship and serve him and safeguard the well-being of each other.

[30:19]  ⁴ tn That is, from water from it.

[40:37]  ⁵ tn The clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct in the temporal clause: “until the day of its being taken up.”