Exodus 34:1
HEW THEE - The former tables are called “the work of God;” compare Exodus 32:16. THE WORDS - See Exodus 34:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEW THEE - The former tables are called “the work of God;” compare Exodus 32:16. THE WORDS - See Exodus 34:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
This was the second revelation of the name of the God of Israel to Moses. The first revelation was of Yahweh as the self-existent One, who purposed to deliver His people with a mighty hand Exodus 3:14; this was of the same Yahweh as a loving Saviour who was now forgiving their sins. The two ideas th... [ Continue Reading ]
This yearning struggle after assurance is like the often-repeated utterance of the heart, when it receives a blessing beyond its hopes, “can this be real?”... [ Continue Reading ]
MARVELS - Explained in the following verse. Compare 2 Samuel 7:23; Psalms 77:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are recorded in “the Book of the covenant” (Exo. 20–23; see Exodus 24:7). Exodus 34:13 CUT DOWN THEIR GROVES - This is the first reference to what is common... [ Continue Reading ]
HE WROTE - i. e. Yahweh wrote Exodus 34:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TWO TABLES OF TESTIMONY - Compare Exodus 31:18. THE SKIN OF HIS FACE SHONE - Compare Matthew 17:2. The brightness of the Eternal Glory, though Moses had witnessed it only in a modified manner Exodus 33:22, was so reflected in his face, that Aaron and the people were stricken with awe, and feare... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul refers to this passage as showing forth the glory of the law, though it was but a “ministration of condemnation,” and was to be done away, in order to enhance the glory of the gospel, “the ministration of the spirit,” which is concealed by no veil from the eyes of believers, and is to last fore... [ Continue Reading ]