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Deuteronomy 5:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,”
Deuteronomy 5:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, {even} us, who {are} all of us here alive this day.
The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
I {am} the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}
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