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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:6

The God of the fathers. " I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham," etc. In these words— I. GOD CONNECTS HIMSELF WITH THE DEAD PATRIARCHS . They imply— 1 . Continued existence; for God, who says here, not " I was," but " I am , the God of thy father," is, as Christ reminds us, "not the God of the dead, but of the living" ( Matthew 22:32 ). The personal relation was not dissolved. The patriarchs still lived to him. 2 . The resurrection of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:6

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Having wakened the mind of Moses into full activity, given him a revelation of supernatural power, and brought him altogether into a state of the greatest reverence and awe, God proceeds to a revelation of himself in a particular aspect—an aspect which required and repaid the most earnest attention. Notice that, unlike the revelation of the name I AM ( Exodus 3:13 ), it was unsolicited. I. CONSIDER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NAME ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7

I have surely seen . Literally "Seeing I have seen"—an expression implying continuance. On the force of the anthropomorphic terms "seeing, hearing, knowing," as used of God, see the comment on Exodus 2:24-25 . Taskmasters . Not the general superintendents of Exodus 1:11 , but subordinate officials, who stood over the labourers and applied the rod to their backs. (See above, Exodus 2:11 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-9

A large promise for a great need. I. THE GREAT NEED . It is a need carefully observed by God and well known to him. This has been recorded already, although hardly so emphatically, in Exodus 2:23-25 . It is one thing to have intelligence of God's interest communicated by some third person; quite another to hear the words of pity warm and tender from God himself. Moses and many of the Israelites may have thought that they knew the need only too well, bitter as their experiences... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-10

The call of Moses. With face covered, but with ears attent to hear, Moses stands before God to learn his will. And God takes him, as it were, into counsel, not only calling him to a certain work, but revealing to him why he is called, what exactly he is to do, and what will be the issue of his enterprise. 1 . WHY HE IS CALLED . He is called because the affliction of Israel—their sufferings—from the constant toil, from the brutal taskmasters, from the cruel Pharaoh, from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-11

God's sympathy with the oppressed. I. GOD IS EVER IN SYMPATHY WITH THE OPPRESSED , AND AGAINST THEIR OPPRESSORS ( Exodus 3:7 , Exodus 3:9 ). This is now, thanks to the Bible, made as certain to us as any truth can be. God's sympathy may be viewed— 1 . As implied in his moral perfection. 2 . As certified to us by the pity of our own hearts. He who put pity in these hearts must surely himself be pitiful. Yet, so much is there in the world which bears... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:8

I am come down . Another anthropomorphism, and one very common in Scripture ( Genesis 11:5 , Genesis 11:7 ; Genesis 18:21 ; Psalms 18:9 ; Psalms 144:5 , etc.), connected of course with the idea that God has a special dwellingplace, which is above the earth. To bring them up . Literally correct. Palestine is at a much higher level than Egypt. (Compare Genesis 12:10 ; Genesis 13:1 ; Genesis 37:25 ; Genesis 39:1 ; Genesis 42:2 ; Genesis 46:3 , Genesis 46:4 ; Genesis... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:1

Jethro his father-in-law - Or “brother-in-law.” The word in the Hebrew is a word signifying relative by marriage. When Moses arrived in Midian, Reuel was an elderly man Exodus 2:16; Exodus 40:0 years later (Exodus 2:23 note), Reuel’s son, Jethro, had probably succeeded him.The backside - i. e. “to the west of the district.” Among the Hebrews the East is before a man, the west behind him, the south and north on the right and left hand.Desert - Or wilderness, not a barren waste, but a district... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:2

The angel of the Lord - See the note at Genesis 12:7. What Moses saw was the flame of fire in the bush; what he recognized therein was an intimation of the presence of God, who maketh a flame of fire His angel. Compare Psalms 104:4. The words which Moses heard were those of God Himself, as all ancient and most modern divines have held, manifested in the Person of the Son.Of a bush - Literally, of the bush or “seneh,” a word which ought perhaps to be retained as the proper name of a thorny shrub... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:4

The Lord saw - The interchange of the two divine names is to be observed; “Jehovah” (Yahweh) saw, “God” called. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:4

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