And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
When God finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses two stone tablets with his laws written on them. God himself had written on these tablets with his own finger.
God personally wrote his laws on stone tablets and gave them to Moses after their conversation on Mount Sinai was complete.
📚 Historical Context
This moment occurs after Moses had spent 40 days and nights on Mount Sinai receiving detailed instructions from God about the tabernacle, priesthood, and various laws for the Israelite people. The stone tablets contained the Ten Commandments, which would become the foundation of Israel's covenant relationship with God. This was a pivotal moment in establishing the formal law system that would govern the newly freed Israelite nation.
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