34, 35. a cloud--not one of our watery clouds, but the
Shekinah-cloud (see on
Mt 23:39),
the pavilion of the manifested presence of God with His people, what
Peter calls "the excellent" of "magnificent glory"
(2Pe 1:17).
a voice--"such a voice," says Peter emphatically; "and this voice
[he adds] we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount"
(2Pe 1:17, 18).
JFB.
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