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clothes when we wait upon great men; so clean hearts are required in our attendance on the great God, who sees them as plainly as men see our clothes. This is absolutely necessary to our acceptably worshipping God. See Ps 26:6,Isa 1:16-18,Heb 10:22.
(2.) In token of their devoting themselves entirely to religious exercises, upon this occasion, they must abstain even from lawful enjoyments during these three days, and not come at their wives, Ex 19:15. See 1Co 7:5.
11 and be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will
come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying,
Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
He must set bounds about the mountain, Ex 19:12,13. Probably he drew a line, or ditch, round at the foot of the hill, which none were to pass upon pain of death. This was to intimate,
(1.) That humble awful reverence which ought to possess the minds of all those that worship God. We are mean creatures before a great Creator, vile sinners before a holy righteous Judge; and therefore a godly fear and shame well become us, Heb 12:28,Ps 2:11.
(2.) The distance at which worshippers were kept, under that dispensation, which we ought to take notice of, that we may the more value our privilege under the gospel, having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, Heb 10:19.
13 there shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or
shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
He must order the people to attend upon the summons that should be given (Ex 19:13): "When the trumpet soundeth