The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:19
Divine sovereignty. On this note— I. GOD IS SOVEREIGN IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS MERCY . He dispenses it to whom he will. He is free and unconstrained in its bestowal. The sinner cannot claim it as a right. He is not entitled to reckon upon it, save as the free promise of God gives him a warrant to do so. He dare not dictate to God what he shall do. God is sovereign as respects He gives no account of his matters to any one. He allows none to challenge him. II. ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:19
I will make all my goodness pass before thee . It is not quite clear what this means, or how it was fulfilled—whether the reference is to the revelation of God's goodness in Exodus 34:7 , or to the entire experience that Moses would have of God in his later life. It is against the former view, that, if we take it, we can assign to the ensuing clause no distinct and separate sense. I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee . See Exodus 34:5 , Exodus 34:6 . And I will be... read more