SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:18
Y entró Moisés en medio de la nube, y subió al monte; y estuvo Moisés en el monte cuarenta días y cuarenta noches.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:18
Verse 18. Forty days and forty nights.] During the whole of this time he neither ate bread nor drank water; see chap. xxxiv. 28; Deut. ix. 9. Both his body and soul were so sustained by the invigorating presence of God, that he needed no earthly support, and this may be the simple reason why he took none. Elijah fasted forty days and forty nights, sustained by the same influence, 1 Kings xix. 8; as did likewise our blessed Lord, when he was about to commence the public ministry of his own Gospel, Matt. iv. 2.
1. MOSES, who was the mediator of the Old Covenant, is alone permitted to draw nigh to God; none of the people are suffered to come up to the Divine glory, not even Aaron, nor his sons, nor the nobles of Israel. Moses was a type of Christ, who is the mediator of the New Covenant; and he alone has access to God in behalf of the human race, as Moses had in behalf of Israel.
2. The law can inspire nothing but terror, when viewed unconnected with its sacrifices, and those sacrifices are nothing but as they refer to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who alone by the sacrifice of himself, bears away the sin of the world.
3. The blood of the victims was sprinkled both on the altar and on the people, to show that the death of Christ gave to Divine justice what it demanded, and to men what they needed. The people were sanctified by it unto God, and God was propitiated by it unto the people. By this sacrifice the law was magnified and made honourable, so Divine justice received its due; and those who believe are justified from all guilt, and sanctified from all sin, so they receive all that they need. Thus God is well pleased, and believers eternally saved. This is a glorious economy, highly worthy of God its author.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-18 - A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presenc there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Eve those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoye on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall appear then face to face. This vision of God will continue with equal, if no increasing brightness of joy; not for a few days only, but throug eternity __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויבא 935 משׁה 4872 בתוך 8432 הענן 6051 ויעל 5927 אל 413 ההר 2022 ויהי 1961 משׁה 4872 בהר 2022 ארבעים 705 יום 3117 וארבעים 705 לילה׃ 3915
