Good Morning. And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." (Exodus 20:1-2) As I have mentioned previously, Judaism believes that this is the first of the Ten Commandments and...

Good Morning. And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." (Exodus 20:1-2) No doubt by design, the commandments given to us from Mount Sinai are categorized into two sections....

Good Morning. And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." (Exodus 20:1-2) In Hebrew, what we commonly refer to as the Ten Commandments is called the Ten Words. In fact, the...

Good Morning. And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the Lord, and many of them perish. Also let the priests who come near the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them.” (Exodus 19:21-22)...

Good Morning. Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. (Exodus 19:20) It is interesting that the text tells us that the LORD descended upon the mountain and that ...

Good Morning. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. (Exodus 19:19) As I shared yesterday, the sound of the shofar was used to announce God's arrival upon Mount Sinai and to herald the...

Good Morning. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. (Exodus 19:19) The appearance of the Almighty upon Sinai was announced by the sounding of the shofar. This is very interesting for...

Good Morning. Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. (Exodus 19:16) As I...

Good Morning. Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. (Exodus 19:16) The...

Good Morning. "You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.'" (Exodus 19:12) As I noted yesterday, Mount Sinai was...

Good Morning. "You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.'" (Exodus 19:12) What had been just a desert mountain...

Good Morning. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the...