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Exodus 13:21

And the Lord, Jehovah, the Son of God, went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, to go by day and night.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 13:21. _THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM_] That by _the_ LORD here is meant the Lord Jesus, we have the authority of St. Paul to believe, 1 Corinthians 10:9: it was he whose Spirit they tempted...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    PILLAR OF CLOUD - The Lord Himself did for the Israelites by preternatural means that which armies were obliged to do for themselves by natural agents. The Persians and Greeks used fire and smoke as s...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. REDEMPTION BY POWER CHAPTER 13:17-22 From Succoth to Etham _ 1. God's leading (Exodus 13:17)_ 2. Joseph's bones carried away (Exodus 13:19) 3. The pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire (Exodus...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 13:21 F. J. The Guiding Pillar. Faith in the Divine guidance (_cf._ Exodus 13:17 * E) is by J expressed in symbolic form. On a wilderness journey everyone needs a guide. By night and day the un...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM. Compare Exodus 14:19 with Exodus 32:34, the Angel of Jehovah....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 81 THE PILLAR, AND THE CLOUD Exodus 13:21. _And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go b...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM— There can be no doubt that the _Jehovah_ here mentioned was the same blessed Person who appeared to Moses in the bush; who conducted the Israelites through the wilderness; w...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 13 AND JE-HO-VAH SPAKE UNTO MO-SES, SAYING, (2) SANCITFY UNTO ME ALL THE FIRST-BORN, WHATSOEVER OPENETH THE WOMB AMONG THE CHILDREN OF IS-RA-EL, BOTH OF MAN AND OF BEAS...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM BY DAY IN A PILLAR OF A CLOUD, TO LEAD THEM THE WAY; AND BY NIGHT IN A PILLAR OF FIRE, TO GIVE THEM LIGHT; TO GO BY DAY AND NIGHT:_ The Lord went before them - by a vis...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    There was only one PILLAR, which in daylight had the appearance of smoke and by night glowed with fire: see Exodus 14:20; Exodus 14:24. It was the symbol of the divine presence with the host (see on E...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONSECRATION OF THE FIRSTBORN. THE MARCH TO ETHAM 1-16. The Consecration of the Firstborn. All Israel was holy unto the Lord: see on Exodus 19:5; Exodus 19:6. But the firstborn of man and beast w...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 13 THE *ISRAELITES’ OLDEST SONS BELONG TO GOD – VERSES 1-16 THE TIME...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM. — In Exodus 13:17, the writer has declared that “God led the people;” he now explains how. from Succoth certainly, probably from Rameses, He moved in front of the host in th...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַֽ יהוָ֡ה הֹלֵךְ֩ לִ פְנֵיהֶ֨ם יֹומָ֜ם בְּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XIII. _ THE LAW OF THE FIRSTBORN._ Exodus 13:1. Much that was said in the twelfth chapter is repeated in the thirteenth. And this repetition is clearly due to a formal rehearsal, made when a...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PEOPLE ARE LED OUT AND PURSUED Exodus 13:17; Exodus 14:1 There were two routes to Canaan, the nearest through the land of the Philistines; but to take that would have exposed the Hebrews to the v...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    As the Passover feast signified the deliverance from death by obedience, and the sprinkling of blood signified redemption through death, the feast of Unleavened Bread was established in connection wit...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a (l) cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: (l) To defend them from the heat o...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The Holy Ghost by his servant Paul hath given us sufficient authority to explain this pillar of cloud, this Shechinah, in express application to the Lord Jesus Christ, the great angel of the Covenant....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    21._And the Lord went before them. _Moses here proclaims another of God’s mercies, that, having redeemed His people, He was their constant leader and guide; as the Prophet also in the Psalms distinctl...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM,.... Who is called the Angel of the Lord, Exodus 14:19, not a created but the uncreated Angel, the Angel of Jehovah's presence, in whom his name, nature, and perfections...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: Ver. 21. _And the Lord, &c._] See Psa...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Exo. 13:21. "And by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night." Here in the camp of Israel was something of a resemblance and image of what is said of new Jerusalem (Revela...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And the Lord went before them in a pillar_ In the first two stages, it was enough that God directed Moses whither to march; he knew the country, and the road; but now they are come _to the edge of th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The first borne are sanctified to God. 3 The memoriall of the Passeouer is commanded. 11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart. 17 The Israelites goe out of Egypt, and cary Iosephs bones with th...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    FOURTH SECTION Direction of the Exodus. The Pursuit. The Distress. The Red Sea. The Song of Triumph Exodus 13:17 to Exodus 15:21 A. DIRECTION OF THE MARCH. THE DISTRESS. PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S CLAIMS ON THE FIRSTBORN (vs.1-2) Rather than God's allowing the people to rush to get out of the borders of Egypt, He calmly insists first on His own claims over Israel. Only in verse 20 of thi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    21,22 The Lord went before them in a pillar, or appearance of the Divine Majesty. Christ was with the church in the wilderness, 1 Corinthians 10:9. Those whom God brings into a wilderness, he will no...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE LORD, THE SON OF GOD, whose presence and conduct the Israelites had in the wilderness, as appears from 1 CORINTHIANS 10:4,9; compare HEBREWS 11:26; who is sometimes called the _Angel of the Lord_,...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    In the opening verses of this chapter, we are taught, clearly and distinctly, that personal devotedness and personal holiness are fruits which redeeming love produces in those who are the happy subjec...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 13:21 LORD H3068 went H1980 (H8802) before H6440 day H3119 pillar H5982 cloud H6051 lead H5148 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH LEADS HIS PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT IN TRIUMPH (EXODUS 13:17 TO EXODUS 14:31). The acknowledgement of Yahweh's initial deliverance having been dealt with the narrative now moves on to the escape fro...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    We are going to read once more the familiar story of how the Lord relieved his people from the power of Egypt after he had brought them out of the house of bondage. Exodus 13:21. And the LORD went be...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Firstborn set apart for Jehovah. Directions for feast of unleavened bread and consecration of males. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joseph. CONCLUSION: The believer should retain remembrance of G...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 13:2. _Sanctify unto me all the firstborn._ The firstborn having the birthright, were, according to the patriarchal economy, the priests of God. The firstlings of the clean beasts were to be of...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _By day in a pillar of a cloud._ THE PROPHETIC ELEMENT IN LIFE “The Lord went before them in a cloud.” So God ever goes before His people, and standing as we do now on the threshold of a new year, w...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 13:21 Throughout the events of Exodus 1:1, CLOUD and FIRE signify God’s presence ...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 13:21. A pillar of cloud] Most interesting is it to trace the Scripture allusions to this pillar. How completely the Hebrew camp was controlled in its movements by it may be se...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE PILLAR OF THE CLOUD AND OF FIRE. Having stated, in Exodus 13:17, that "God led the Israelites," and determined their route for them, the writer here proceeds to explain how this leading...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine (Exodus 13:1-2). All right, no...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 14:19 Exodus 40:34 Numbers 9:15 Numbers 10:34 Numbers 14:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And the Lord went before them in a pillar — In the two first stages, it was enough that God directed Moses whither to march; he knew the country, and the road; but now they are come to the edge of the...

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