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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 34:8

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Ver. 8. And Moses made haste.] It was time for him. The more any man sees of God, the lower he falls in his own eyes: as he that hath looked intently upon the sun, sees little when he looks down again.

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See also Exodus 34:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 34 THE RESULT: THE SECOND COVENANT AND THE GLORY _ 1. The command to hew two tables of stone (Exodus 34:1)_ 2. The proclamation of Jehovah (Exodus 34:5) 3. Moses' worship and prayer (Exodus...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 34:1 J. THE COVENANT WORDS. After removing Exodus 34:5, the sublime account of the revelation of Yahweh's nature as mercy and truth in their unity, which follows on Exodus 33:23, the remainder...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WORSHIPPED. This is ever the effect of the manifestation of Jehovah in grace. Compare 2 Samuel 7:18....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Description of the theophany promised in Exodus 33:19-23. The theophany consists essentially in a proclamation of the glories of Jehovah's _moral_nature, developed with special reference to the occasi...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Moses now reverently does obeisance (cf. Exodus 4:31; Exodus 12:27)....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 34 And Je-ho-vah said unto Mo-ses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND MOSES MADE HASTE, AND BOWED HIS HEAD TOWARD THE EARTH, AND WORSHIPPED._ Moses ... bowed ... and worshipped. In the East people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by; while in...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT In token that the people are forgiven, God renews His covenant relation with them. The conditions are the same as before. The Decalogue is inscribed on two fresh tables, a...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MOSES ALLOWED TO SEE GOD’S GLORY. (5-8) The present ascent of Moses to the top of Sinai had two objects: — (1) The repair of the loss occasioned by his breaking the first tables; and (2) the accomplis...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MOSES MADE HASTE, AND BOWED HIS HEAD. — As the Divine glory passed before him, Moses bowed his head in adoration, worshipping God, and not daring to look until the glory had gone by. It is thus seen t...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְמַהֵ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַ יִּקֹּ֥ד אַ֖רְצָה וַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXXIV. _ THE VISION OF GOD._ Exodus 34:1 It was when God had most graciously assured Moses of His affection, that he ventured, in so brief a cry that it is almost a gasp of longing, to ask,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE COVENANT OF THE LAW RENEWED Exodus 34:1 Before we can behold the vision of Eternal Love we must be willing to fulfill three conditions: (1) _Earliness_: “My soul, be ready in the morning.” (2) _S...

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

    Moses was called again into the mount and the promised unveiling was made to him. It consisted of a declaration by God of the truth concerning Himself, first, as to His nature and second, as to His me...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! remark that God, even in his mercies, is awful. Psalms 89:7....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND MOSES MADE HASTE,.... Perceiving the voice ceased, and the Lord was passing on, lest he should be gone, and he lose the favourable opportunity he had: AND BOWED HIS HEAD TOWARD THE EARTH, AND WOR...

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

    _And Moses made haste and bowed his head_ Thus he expressed his humble reverence and adoration of God's glory, together with his joy in this discovery God had made of himself, and his thankfulness for...

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped, overcome by the glory of the vision. What he saw is not described in detail, for it is beyond human understanding, even as Pau...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE GLORIOUS VISION...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND GIVING OF THE LAW (vs.1-28) Though the first tables of the law had been given to Moses, they never came into the camp. Thus Israel never was under absolute law. This would have meant death...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-9 The Lord descended by some open token of his presence and manifestation of his glory in a cloud, and thence proclaimed his NAME; that is, the perfections and character which are denoted by the na...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    Jehovah refuses to accompany Israel to the land of promise. "I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people; lest I consume thee in the way." At the opening of this book, wh...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 34:8 Moses H4872 haste H4116 (H8762) head H6915 (H8799) earth H776 worshiped H7812 (H8691)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RESPONSE OF MOSES ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND THE PEOPLE (EXODUS 34:8). Exodus 34:8 ‘And Moses reacted with great haste and bowed his head towards the earth and worshipped. And he said, “If now I h...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Exodus 34:5 , EXODUS 34:29 This was the transfiguration of Moses. Let us consider the narrative as a spiritual parable, and try to read in it some of the conditions and privileges of exalted communion...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Second tables of the law. The new vision and commission. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: (Exodus 34:12-17). We cannot expect the benefit of God's promises unless we make conscie...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 34:1. _I will write upon these tables. Deuteronomy 10:4_. The Lord wrote on these tables according to the first writing. In the last clause of Exodus 34:28, the pronoun _he_ refers, not to Mose...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE FULFILMENT BY GOD OF HIS PROMISE TO MOSES. This section coheres closely with the last section of the preceding chapter, and must be regarded, as the historical account of how God fulfil...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Cut out two tables of stone, hew them out like the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which you broke. And be ready in the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And Moses made haste, and bowed his head — Thus he expressed his humble reverence and adoration of God's glory, together with his joy in this discovery God had made of himself, and his thankfulness fo...

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