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Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Exodus 33:1-23

SECOND SECTIONStricter Separation between Jehovah and the People. Removal of Moses’ Tent—the Provisional Tabernacle—out of the Camp. The Gracious TokenExodus 33:1-23A.—appointment of an angel to be israel’s leader, instead of jehovah’s immediate guidanceExodus 33:1-61And Jehovah said unto Moses, Depart and go up [Away, go up] hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which [of which] I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Exodus 33:12-23

Exodus THE MEDIATOR’S THREEFOLD PRAYER Exo_33:12 - - Exo_33:23 . The calf worship broke the bond between God and Israel. Instead of His presence, ‘an angel’ is to lead them, for His presence could only be destruction. Mourning spreads through the camp, in token of which all ornaments are laid aside. The fate of the nation is in suspense, and the people wait, in sad attire, till God knows ‘what to do unto’ them. The Tabernacle is carried beyond the precincts of the camp, in witness of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Exodus 33:12-23

God’s Presence Promised and His Glory Shown Exodus 33:12-23 When Moses found himself alone with God he made two outstanding requests: (1) For God’s presence . “If thou dost not go with me, I cannot go; angels are not enough. They are fair, and sweet, and strong, but I want thee . Wilt thou leave me-a lonely man-to thread these desert wastes with this people? Thou hast put the burden on me, and thou canst not leave me to carry it alone!” It is good when a man gets to close grips with God,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

The command to go forward and possess the land was now repeated to the people. It is clear that the people felt that the promise of an angel to be sent before them was the lowering of a privilege. They spoke of it as "evil tidings," and gave expression to their feeling in that they "stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward." It is probable that they never again arrayed themselves with adornments of joy during the wilderness period. The action of Moses at this point was... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:14

A NEW YEAR’S PROMISE‘My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.’ Exodus 33:14 To-day we stand at the parting of the ways, the old year behind us, the new year before us. I. The call to service.—To-day there is a call to consecrate again ourselves and our time to the service of Almighty God: as this new year stretches before us all uncertain in its issue, to step out, upheld by the great resolve that by God’s help our feet shall be set upon a higher ridge than before, that we... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:12-17

Moses Wrestles With Yahweh About His Decision Not To Go With Them (Exodus 33:12-17 ). The general fact about Moses’ relationship with God having been made clear, Moses now comes to Yahweh to plead for a reversal of His decision not to go with them in person any more. All hope rests in this friend of God. We may assume that this conversation takes place at one of Moses’ visits to the Tent of Meeting. It is because we know that Yahweh speaks with Moses as a man speaks with his friend that we... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

Exodus 33:1-Numbers : J, Exodus 33:5-1 Kings : E, Exodus 33:12-Isaiah : J. Yahweh’ s Presence.— The sections of 34 have been glossed and disarranged. In Exodus 33:1-Numbers : J, Yahweh’ s refusal to “ go up in the midst of” Israel leads the people to put off their ornaments. In Exodus 33:5 f. follows from E Yahweh’ s order to put off ornaments and its execution. This may have been connected with the construction of the sacred Tent which is assumed as known in Exodus 33:7-1 Kings : , the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 33:14

My presence, Heb. my face, i.e. I myself, by comparing this with 2 Samuel 17:11. The Angel of my presence, Isaiah 63:9; the pledge of my presence, the cloudy pillar; and I will not turn thee over to an angel, as I threatened, Exodus 34:2. See Deuteronomy 4:34. I will give thee rest; not only rest from thy present anguish and perplexity of mind for thy people, but in due time I will bring them to their resting-place and settled habitation; for it is evident from Exodus 34:15,Exodus 34:16, that... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Exodus 33:18. Thy glory] = Kebodecha, from kabod = glory, i.e., the mysterious essential qualities of the Deity in all their magnificence and stupendousness. Moses felt forced to make this request on account of the pressure of circumstances. He was fully alive to the heinousness of the sin which the Israelites had committed in the worship of the golden calf (Exodus 32:30); he had witnessed God’s indignation upon it (Exodus 32:10), and yet, upon his intercession on their behalf,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:14

Exodus 33:14 This is a word in season to every one who is weary. It is as surely ours as if, like the message of the shepherds at Bethlehem, it came to us, with stroke of light and rush of mystic music, straight from the eternal throne. I. In what sense has God said, "My presence shall go with thee"? He is present to the believer as a Friend whose love has been accepted, and whose conversation is understood with all the intelligence of a kindred nature. II. In what sense does the presence of... read more