Exodus 34:29-35 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand… The vail which Moses put on his face, when he perceived that it shone — 1. Teaches us a lesson of modesty and humility: we must be content to have our excellences obscured. 2. It teaches ministers to accommodate themselves to the capacities of the people, and to preach to them as they are able to bear it. 3. The vail signified the darkness of that dispensation in which there were only "shadows of good things to come." (A. Nevin, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And 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. |