Exodus 23:21

A warning against disobedience.

hearken unto his voice Cf. Exodus 15:26; Exodus 19:5.

be not rebellious (or defiant) against him] Numbers 20:24; Psalms 78:40 al.

my name The manifestation of My being. The -name" is almost objective reality; it is almost a personal manifestation of Jehovah (DB.v. 641 a): cf. Psalms 20:1; Psalms 54:3; Deuteronomy 12:5, &c.; and esp. Isaiah 30:27. The -angel" is Jehovah Himself -in a temporary descent to visibility for a special purpose" (McNeile). Cf. on Exodus 3:2: also Exodus 33:2; DB.v. 638 f.; and G. A. Smith, The Twelve Prophets, ii. 310 319.