Exodus 20:26
“Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 20:22-26
Nothing could be more appropriate as the commencement of the book of the covenant than these regulations for public…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar - The word altar comes from altus, high or elevated, though the Hebrew…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 20:22-26
Moses having gone into the thick darkness, where God was, God there spoke in his hearing only, privately and without…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Steps are prohibited, because the command is addressed to the Israelite in general, who would sacrifice in his ordinary…
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