Exodus 34:28 Meaning
And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Context Explained
26The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
27And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
30And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:6
Paul contrasts the old covenant with the new covenant established by Jesus.
Romans 10:4
Jesus is the end of the law for righteousness, fulfilling the commandments given to Moses.
Hebrews 8:6
The new covenant is better than the old, which Moses mediated.
Source: Exodus 34:28