Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Exodus 19

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¹ ^a Which was in the begining of the monthe, Siuan conteining parte of May and parte of June.

¹ ^b That they departed from Rephidim.

¹ ^! The Israelites come to Sinai.

³ ^c God called Jaakob Israel, therefore the house of Jaakob, and the people of Israel signifie onely Gods people.

⁴ ^d For the egle by flying hie,is out of danger, and in carying her birdes rather on her wings then in her talants declareth her loue.

⁵ ^! Israel is chosen from among all other nations.

⁸ ^! The people promes to obey God.

¹⁰ ^e Teache them to be pure in heart, as they shewe them selues outwardly cleane by washing.

¹² ^! He that toucheth the hill dyeth.

¹³ ^/ Or, towarde.

¹³ ^/ Or, trumpes.

¹⁵ ^f But giue your selues to prayer and abstinence, that you may at this time attend only vpon the Lord, {1 Cor. 7:5}.

¹⁶ ^! God appeareth to Moses vpon the mount in thunder and lightening.

¹⁸ ^g God vsed these fearful signes that his Lawe shulde be had in greater reuerence, and his majestie the more feared.

¹⁸ ^h He gaue autoritie to Moses by plaine wordes, that the people might vnderstand him.

²² ^/ Or, rulers .

²² ^/ Or, breake out vpon them.

²⁴ ⁱ Nether dignitie nor multitude haue autoritie to passe the boundees that Gods worde prescribeth.