The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Deuteronomy 5:22-33
Admonition to Heed the Law v. 22. These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice, Exodus 19:16-Psalms :; and He added no more, only the Decalogue was given in this manner. And He wrote them in two tables of stone and delivered them unto me, Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18. v. 23. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with... read more
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 5:23-33
23-33 Moses refers to the consternation caused by the terror with which the law was given. God's appearances have always been terrible to man, ever since the fall; but Christ, having taken away sin, invites us to come boldly to the throne of grace. They were in a good mind, under the strong convictions of the word they heard. Many have their consciences startled by the law who have them not purified; fair promises are extorted from them, but no good principles are fixed and rooted in them. God... read more