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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:6

Our Saviour adduces this passage as a proof that the doctrine of the Resurrection was taught in the Old Testament Matthew 22:32, and He calls this book “the Book of Moses” Mark 12:26, two points to be borne in mind by readers of the Pentateuch. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 3:6

Exodus 3:6. I am, &c. He lets him know it is God that speaks to him, to engage his reverence, faith, and obedience. The God of thy father Thy pious father Amram, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, thy ancestors: engaged to them by solemn covenant, which I am now come to perform. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God The more we see of God, the more cause we shall see to worship him with reverence and godly fear. And even the manifestations of God’s grace... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:1-12

God calls Moses (3:1-12)While Moses was minding sheep at Mount Sinai (also called Mount Horeb, after the range in which it was situated), the unseen God, who for eighty years had silently guided his life, made himself known to him. The revelation of God in the burning bush showed that though this God was unapproachably holy, he could dwell among earthly things without destroying them (3:1-6).God was now going to use Moses to deliver his people from bondage in Egypt and bring them into a new... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 3:6

I. Pronoun emphatic. God = 'Elohim, the Creator. Note the five-fold repetition. ( App-10 ). Christ founds the doctrine of Resurrection on this verse. See note on Matthew 22:31 , Matthew 22:32 . afraid . Compare Acts 7:32 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 3:6

"Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God."Of the greatest importance is the names God applied to Himself in this message out of the burning bush. Highlighting the designations is that of His identification as "The God of Abraham ... Isaac ... and Jacob." These names of the great patriarchs are again repeated by God Himself in Exodus 3:15. (We shall return to this in our... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 3:6

Exodus 3:6. The God of thy father— In Act 7:32 it is the God of thy fathers; which the following words prove to be the true meaning. Moses, terrified at the Divine appearance, hid his face: for what sinful mortal can dare to look upon God, before whom the very angels themselves cover their faces? Isaiah 6:2. See Genesis 17:3. 1 Kings 19:13. What we read, to look upon God, the Chaldee renders very properly, to look upon the glory of God. The God of Abraham, &c.— See Matthew 22:32.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 3:6

6-8. I am the God . . . come down to deliver—The reverential awe of Moses must have been relieved by the divine Speaker (see Matthew 22:32), announcing Himself in His covenant character, and by the welcome intelligence communicated. Moreover, the time, as well as all the circumstances of this miraculous appearance, were such as to give him an illustrious display of God's faithfulness to His promises. The period of Israel's journey and affliction in Egypt had been predicted (Genesis 15:13), and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 3:1-12

Horeb is another name for Sinai (Exodus 3:1). It probably indicates a range of mountains rather than a particular mountain peak. The writer called it "the mountain of God" because it was the place where God later gave the Mosaic Law to Israel. The traditional site of Mt. Sinai and the Horeb range is in the southern Sinai Peninsula. However some Scripture references cast this location into question (cf. Deuteronomy 33:2; Galatians 4:25). These references suggest that the site may have been... read more

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