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Exodus 19:1
英文原文
The wilderness ... the desert of Sinai - If the mount from which the law was delivered be the rock of Ras Safsafeh, then the spacious plain of Er Rahah would be the "desert" of Sinai (see Exodus 5:17).
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Exodus 19:3
「摩西到神那裏」——這似乎暗示，摩西在上山的途中聽見了那聲音。
「雅各家」——這個表達在五經中別處未再出現。它在此有特別的貼切之處，無疑是指著向列祖所賜的那特殊應許。
英文原文
Moses went up unto God - This seems to imply that the voice was heard by Moses as he was ascending the mount.
House of Jacob - This expression does not occur elsewhere in the Pentateuch. It has a special fitness here, referring doubtless to the special promises made to the Patriarch.
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Exodus 19:4
「在鷹的翅膀上」（On eagles' wings）——在律法（申三十二11）與福音（太二十三37）中，教會都被比作母鳥懷抱護庇在翅膀下的雛鳥：但在律法中那母鳥是鷹，在福音中是「母雞」；這樣便預表了兩約之下施政方式的分別——一者是權能，即神以大能的手和伸出來的膀臂，將祂百姓從埃及領出、帶進應許之地時所彰顯的；另一者是恩典，即基督以謙卑降世、取了奴僕的形狀、順服至死——且死在十字架上時所顯出的。並參啟十二14。
英文原文
On eagles' wings - Both in the law Deuteronomy 32:11 and in the Gospel Matthew 23:37, the Church is compared to fledgelings which the mother cherishes and protects under her wings: but in the law that mother is an eagle, in the Gospels "a hen"; thus shadowing forth the diversity of administration under each covenant: the one of power, which God manifested when He brought His people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and led them into the promised land; the other of grace, when Christ came in humility and took the form of a servant and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. Compare also Revelation 12:14.
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Exodus 19:5
「特有的產業」（A peculiar treasure）——經過努力取得、並小心守護的寶貴產業。以色列從異教世界中被取出、分別為聖歸於神，作祂的奴僕、子民與兒女——這特殊的關係決定了他們的特權，也是他們當盡本分的根基。同樣的原則甚至以更強的意義適用於教會。見徒二十28；林前六20；彼前二9。
「全地都是我的」——要讓猶太人深刻認識他們的神並非僅僅一個國家的神明，這一點在實踐上極為重要。參申十14；詩二十四1。
英文原文
A peculiar treasure - A costly possession acquired with exertion, and carefully guarded. The special relation in which Israel stands, taken out of the pagan world and consecrated to God, as His slaves, subjects, and children, determines their privileges, and is the foundation of their duties. The same principle applies even in a stronger sense to the Church. See Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 2:9.
All the earth is mine - It was a point of great practical importance, to impress upon the Jews that their God was no mere national Deity. Compare Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalm 24:1.
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Exodus 19:6
「祭司的國度」（A kingdom of priests）——以色列整體是王族與祭司之族：一個祭司的王朝，每一個真正的成員都在自己身上結合了君王與祭司的屬性。參彼前二5；啟一6。
「聖潔的國民」（An holy nation）——以色列的聖潔在於其特別歸於神為聖：這是一個神聖的國家，因收納、因聖約、並因有分於一切恩典的途徑而成為聖。參申七6；申二十六19；申二十八9；林前三17；帖前五27。
英文原文
A kingdom of priests - Israel collectively is a royal and priestly race: a dynasty of priests, each true member uniting in himself the attributes of a king and priest. Compare 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:6.
An holy nation - The holiness of Israel consisted in its special consecration to God: it was a sacred nation, sacred by adoption, by covenant, and by participation in all means of grace. Compare Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:9; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:27.
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Exodus 19:8
「凡耶和華……」（All that the Lord ...）——百姓藉這回答接受了聖約。這是他們完全進入「君尊祭司」身分的先決條件。
英文原文
All that the Lord ... - By this answer the people accepted the covenant. It was the preliminary condition of their complete admission into the state of a royal priesthood.
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Exodus 19:10
「叫他們自潔」（Sanctify them）——這吩咐涉及身體的潔淨，無疑也包括心靈的預備。參 Heb 10:22。洗衣服是各國都明白的外在象徵。
英文原文
Sanctify them - The injunction involves bodily purification and undoubtedly also spiritual preparation. Compare Hebrews 10:22. The washing of the clothes was an outward symbol well understood in all nations.
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Exodus 19:12
「在四圍給百姓定界限」——拉斯撒夫撒非（Ras Safsafeh）崖壁腳下那一道低矮的沖積土丘，正好與那要把百姓隔開、免得觸摸那山的界限相符：但此處所說的界限，是要由摩西設立的。
英文原文
Set bounds unto the people - The low line of alluvial mounds at the foot of the cliff of Ras Safsafeh exactly answers to the bounds which were to keep the people off from touching the mount: but the bounds here spoken of were to be set up by Moses.
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Exodus 19:13
不可摸它——更確切地說，應作「不可摸他」。凡摸了那山的人，別人不可觸碰他，因為這接觸會造成玷污。
英文原文
Touch it - Rather "touch him." The person who had touched the mount was not to be touched, since the contact would be pollution.
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Exodus 19:17
出了營外——營盤想必在山前的平原上向四面延伸甚廣。從平原的一端到另一端，有足以容納以色列全軍的空間。
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Out of the camp - The encampment must have extended far and wide over the plain in front of the mountain. From one entrance of the plain to the other there is space for the whole host of the Israelites.
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Exodus 19:18
爐——原文的這個字是埃及語，只出現在五經之中。
英文原文
A furnace - The word in the original is Egyptian, and occurs only in the Pentateuch.
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Exodus 19:22
祭司也——直到此時，獻祭一向由長子或家族之首執行。見 Genesis 14:18 註釋。
英文原文
The priests also - Sacrifices had hitherto been offered by firstborn, or the heads of families. See Genesis 14:18 note.
「曠野……西奈的曠野」——若頒布律法的山是拉斯撒夫撒非（Ras Safsafeh）的岩壁，那麼寬闊的拉哈（Er Rahah）平原便是西奈的「曠野」（見出五17）。