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Exodus 24:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 24:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.
Exodus 24:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.
6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.
8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.
9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
10And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he took the book of the covenant, etc.] Which contained the words of the Lord he is said to write, (<022404>Exodus 24:4), and consisted both of laws and judgments required of the people, and to which they had given their assent, and promised obedience to; and of promises made by the Lord of sending his angel before them to guide them in the way, and bring them to Canaan, and to drive the Canaanites from thence, and put the Israelites into the possession of it; so that here were promises on both sides, a restipulation of parties, which made a formal covenant: and read in the audience of the people; he had rehearsed what was contained in it from his memory, by word of mouth, to which they…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The book of the covenant - See Exodus 20:22 note. The people had to repeat their assent to the book of the covenant before the blood was thrown upon them. Compare 2 Kings 23:2, 2 Kings 23:21; 2 Chronicles 34:30. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“24:7 Treaties were required to be written down and publicly read . . . aloud. Very likely Moses began at this time to write down, under God’s inspiration, all the things that he believed were authoritative documents for his people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the book: Exo 24:4; Heb 9:18-23 read: Deu 31:11-13; Act 13:15; Col 4:16; Th1 5:27 All that: Exo 24:3; Jer 7:23, Jer 7:24 Exodus 24:8”
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