And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
And God wrote on the stone tablets the same words as before—the Ten Commandments that the LORD spoke to you from the mountain out of the fire on the day when you all gathered together. Then the LORD gave the tablets to me.
God rewrote the Ten Commandments on new stone tablets after Moses had broken the first set, showing His willingness to restore what was broken.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the second set of stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments. Moses had broken the first set in anger when he came down from Mount Sinai and saw the Israelites worshiping the golden calf. God graciously provided replacement tablets with the same commandments, demonstrating His patience and commitment to His covenant with Israel.
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