Exodus 19:20 (GNV)

Passage

(For the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai on the toppe of the mount) and when the Lord called Moses vp into the top of the mount, Moses went vp.

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was all on smoke, because the Lord came downe vpon it in fire, and the smoke therof ascended, as the smoke of a fornace, and all the mount trembled exceedingly.

Exodus 19:19 And when the sound of the trumpet blew long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by voyce.

Exodus 19:20 (For the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai on the toppe of the mount) and when the Lord called Moses vp into the top of the mount, Moses went vp.

Exodus 19:21 Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Go down, charge the people, that they breake not their boundes, to go vp to the Lord to gaze, least many of them perish.

Exodus 19:22 And let the Priestes also which come to the Lord be sanctified, least the Lord destroy them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "lord", "came", "downe", "vpon", "mount", "sinai", and "toppe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And when the sound of the trumpet..." into verse 21's "Then the Lord said vnto Moses Go...", so "called" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.