exodus-33:17

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

The command to go forward and possess the land was now repeated to the people. It is clear that the people felt that the promise of an angel to be sent before them was the lowering of a privilege. They spoke of it as "evil tidings," and gave expression to their feeling in that they "stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward." It is probable that they never again arrayed themselves with adornments of joy during the wilderness period. The action of Moses at this point was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:12-17

Moses Wrestles With Yahweh About His Decision Not To Go With Them (Exodus 33:12-17 ). The general fact about Moses’ relationship with God having been made clear, Moses now comes to Yahweh to plead for a reversal of His decision not to go with them in person any more. All hope rests in this friend of God. We may assume that this conversation takes place at one of Moses’ visits to the Tent of Meeting. It is because we know that Yahweh speaks with Moses as a man speaks with his friend that we... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

Exodus 33:1-Numbers : J, Exodus 33:5-1 Kings : E, Exodus 33:12-Isaiah : J. Yahweh’ s Presence.— The sections of 34 have been glossed and disarranged. In Exodus 33:1-Numbers : J, Yahweh’ s refusal to “ go up in the midst of” Israel leads the people to put off their ornaments. In Exodus 33:5 f. follows from E Yahweh’ s order to put off ornaments and its execution. This may have been connected with the construction of the sacred Tent which is assumed as known in Exodus 33:7-1 Kings : , the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Exodus 33:18. Thy glory] = Kebodecha, from kabod = glory, i.e., the mysterious essential qualities of the Deity in all their magnificence and stupendousness. Moses felt forced to make this request on account of the pressure of circumstances. He was fully alive to the heinousness of the sin which the Israelites had committed in the worship of the golden calf (Exodus 32:30); he had witnessed God’s indignation upon it (Exodus 32:10), and yet, upon his intercession on their behalf,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

Let's turn now to Exodus chapter thirty-three that we might continue our study through the Word of God.And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart, and go up from here, you and the people which you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it ( Exodus 33:1 ):Now at this point Moses and the Lord are having an argument on who these people really are. Neither of them want to claim them. When God was... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 33:1-23

Exodus 33:2. I will send an angel: a created angel. Proof demonstrative that the christian fathers are all correct in declaring that the Angel of the covenant, in Exodus 3:2; Exodus 3:6; Genesis 48:16; and other places, was the Messiah, JEHOVAH, the Lord God of the fathers. Exodus 33:4. No man did put on his ornaments. When the body is decorated with gems and costly apparel, it is far from being a sign of humiliation and repentance in the sight of God. But the Syriac reads, “and no one... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 33:15-17

Exodus 33:15-17If Thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.The withdrawal of God’s presence deprecatedWhat was the special grace desired by Moses in these memorable words? What withdrawal of honour and privilege was threatened? If we had only this chapter, we might infer that the difference in God’s future dealings with Israel would be, that He would henceforth commit them to the care of an angel--some messenger of His providence less holy than Himself--and that the honour and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 33:17

Exo 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. Ver. 17. I know thee by name. ] As princes do their favourites, who easily forget others, as Saul did David. 1Sa 17:55 read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Exodus 33:17

I will do: Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:21, Isaiah 65:24, John 16:23, James 5:16, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15 thou hast: Exodus 33:12, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:21 Reciprocal: Exodus 31:2 - I have Exodus 33:13 - if Exodus 34:9 - If now Numbers 14:19 - and as thou Deuteronomy 9:19 - But the Deuteronomy 10:10 - the Lord hearkened 2 Samuel 14:22 - I have found Isaiah 43:1 - I have called Isaiah 45:3 - which call Jeremiah 1:5 - I knew Mark 9:5 - it is John 10:3 - and he John 20:16 - Mary... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Exodus 33:17

And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken — See the power of prayer! See the riches of God's goodness! See in type the prevalency of Christ's intercession, which he ever lives to make for all those that come to God by him! And the ground of that prevalency, is purely in his own merit, it is because thou hast found grace in my sight. And now God is... read more