Exodus 19:18 meaning and explanation

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Exodus 19:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Smoke and fire signal the LORD's descent on Sinai, a theophany, a visible appearance of God. Moses has led Israel out of Egypt to the mountain, and after three days of consecration the LORD comes down in the sight of all the people.

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