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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Exodus 17:5

Take with thee of the elders of Israel, that they may be eye-witnesses of this glorious work, and may report it to the people. The river; either the Red Sea, for an arm of the sea is sometimes called a river; or the river Nilus.

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See also Exodus 17:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 17 AT REPHIDIM _ 1. The water from the rock (Exodus 17:1)_ 2. The conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:8) From Sin they went to Dophkah and Alush before they came to Rephidim (Numbers 33:12). Aga...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 27. WATER FROM THE ROCK (Exodus 17 :1 P (Rephidim), Exodus 17:1 b - Exodus 17:2 a (strove, strive) E, Exodus 17:3 and Exodus 17:2 b (tempt) J,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE LORD (HEBREW. _ JEHOVAH._ SAID. See note on Exodus 3:7, and compare note on Exodus 6:10....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 89 MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK Exodus 17:5. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel: and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, tak...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 17 And all the congregation of the children of Is-ra-el journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Je-ho-vah, and encamped...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND MOSES CRIED UNTO THE LORD, SAYING, WHAT SHALL I DO UNTO THIS PEOPLE? THEY BE ALMOST READY TO STONE ME._ Moses cried unto the Lord. His language, instead of betraying any signs of resentment or v...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    REPHIDIM. MURMURING FOR WATER. OPPOSITION OF AMALEK Leaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12) they come to Rephidim. This...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 17 WATER AT HOREB – VERSES 1-7 V1 All the *Israelites left the *dese...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    GO ON BEFORE THE PEOPLE. — The people were probably in no condition to move. They were exhausted. with a long day’s march — weary, faint, nerveless. Moses and the elders, who probably journeyed on ass...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲבֹר֙ לִ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WATER FROM THE ROCK; VICTORY OVER AMALEK Exodus 17:1 From the smitten rock flowed the water for the thirsty hosts. So the Rock of Ages was smitten, and from His riven side has flowed out blood and wa...

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

    Another trial of their faith came to the people in the lack of water. In view of the fact that they had been provided with bread and flesh, it would seem as if they would have learned enough to be abl...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! observe with due meditation and thankfulness, the forbearance and long-suffering of the Lord. Remark also his kindness to his servant Moses. So God always will protect his people. Ezekiel 2:6;...

  • 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

    5._And the Lord said unto Moses. _He commands him to go out into the midst, as if He would expose him to the danger of immediate death; but because Moses is persuaded that it is in His power to calm t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 16 AND 17. But now the difficulties of the way arrive. They travel three days without water-a sad effect, in appearance, of such a deliverance; and then the w...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES,.... Out of the pillar of cloud: GO ON BEFORE THE PEOPLE, lead them on nearer to Mount Sinai or Horeb, within sight of which they now were. Jarchi adds, by way of explana...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. Ver. 5. _Take with thee o...

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

    _Go before the people_ Though they spoke of stoning him. He must take his rod with him, not to summon some plague to chastise them, but to fetch water for their supply. O the wonderful patience and fo...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    The people murmure for water at Rephidim. 5 God sendeth him for water to the rocke in Horeb. 8 Amalek is ouercome by the holding vp of Moses hands. 15 Moses buildeth the Altar IEHOVAH Nissi. [MURM...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MURMURING AT MASSAH AND MERIBAH...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, the shepherd's staff which was his symbol of authority...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    FIFTH SECTION The journey through the wilderness to Sinai. Want of water. Marah. Elim. The Wilderness of Sin. Quails. Manna. Rephidim (Massah and Meribah). The Amalekites. Jethro and his advice, a hu...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    WATER FROM THE ROCK (vs.1-7) Bread has been provided for the people. Can God provide water also? Why did they not simply appeal to Him in fullest confidence that He would answer just as fully as He...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink. We may be in t...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 17:5 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Moses H4872 on H5674 (H8798) before H6440 people H5971 take...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    WATER FROM THE ROCK (EXODUS 17:1). The children of Israel leave the wilderness of Sinai and encamp in Rephidim. Its site is uncertain. There they find themselves without water. Considering the continu...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Smitten rock at Meribah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua, Aaron, Hur. CONCLUSION: Fed by the Bread of Life; refreshed by the Water of Life (John 7:37) means victory for the believer in ever...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 17:1. _Rephidim._ The plain before Horeb, where the Israelites encamped before they removed to the plain opposite Sinai. Exodus 17:6. _Thou shalt smite the rock._ Horeb was the place where God...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou shalt smite the rock._ HOREB; OR, GREAT MERCIES FROM UNLIKELY SOURCES I. The secular department of human history will furnish abundant illustrations of this principle. 1. Does intelligence con...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 17:1. After their journeys.]—Literally, “their breakings up,” alluding to nomad life, and bringing vividly before the mind the _pulling up_ of the _tent-stakes_ and general _br...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE SECOND MUMURING FOR WATER. When the Israelites had come to Rephidim which was probably in the Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady Esh-Sheikh, complaint arose, not, as at Marah...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and they pitched in Rephidim: and there was no...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    go on Ezekiel 2:6 Acts 20:23 Acts 20:24 thy rod Exodus 7:19 Exodus 7:20...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Go on before the people — Though they spake of stoning him. He must take his rod with him, not to summon some plague to chastise them, but to fetch water for their supply. O the wonderful patience and...

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