Exodus 20:21
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”Exodus 20:21
What Does Exodus 20:21 Mean?
Exodus 20:21 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 20, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 20:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 8:12“Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.”2 Chronicles 6:1“Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.”Psalms 97:2“Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.”Psalms 18:9“He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.”Psalms 139:12“Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.”1 Timothy 6:16“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”Exodus 19:9“And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.”2 Samuel 22:10“He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.”Job 26:9“He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.”Psalms 103:7“He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.”Exodus 10:22“And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:”Exodus 19:3“And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;”Exodus 19:16“And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.”Exodus 24:1“And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.”Deuteronomy 5:5“(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,”Psalms 18:12“At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.”Psalms 104:2“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:”Joel 2:2“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”Exodus 24:2“And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.”Deuteronomy 5:22“These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.”
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