Vain Curiosity
Exodus 19:16-25
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mount…


(ver. 21): —

I.  IT PRIES INTO SECRETS.

II.  BREAKS THROUGH BOUNDARIES.

III.  SACRIFICES REVERENCE AND SELF-RESPECT.

IV.  RECKLESSLY RUSHES INTO DANGER.

V.  MULTIPLIES CONFUSIONS AND PERILS. Remember Eve, Uzziah.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

WEB: It happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.




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