Exodus 24:1-18

The Ratification of the Covenant

1. And he said] The first two vv. of this chapter are a continuation of the narrative from Exodus 20:21, which was interrupted by the insertion of the Book of the Covenant, originally a separate document. chapter Exodus 23:33 is continued in Exodus 24:3. Nadab, and Abihu] the two oldest sons of Aaron: see Exodus 6:23. Seventy of the elders] a selection from the heads of the tribes and families: see on Exodus 3:16.