Exodus 24:14

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 24:14

14. he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us—There is a circular valley or hollow a good way up on the brow of Jebel Musa, which was their halting place, while he alone was privileged to ascend the highest peak. The people stood below, as in the "outer court," the elders in the "holy place," Moses, as a type of Christ, in "the holy of holies." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 24:12-18

C. Directions regarding God’s dwelling among His people 24:12-31:18Having given directions clarifying Israel’s obedience in the Book of the Covenant (Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33), God now summoned Moses up into the mountain again to receive His directions regarding Israel’s worship. The Book of the Covenant specified how the Israelites were to live with one another, but the tabernacle showed them how God wanted them to worship Him. [Note: Cf. Davis, p. 192.] "The establishment of a covenant... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 24:1-18

The Ratification of the Covenant1. 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. 3. And Moses came and told the people] after he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 24:12-18

THE SECOND ASCENT OF MOSES INTO MOUNT SINAI.(12-18) The great work still remained to be done. A series of laws had been laid down for the nation and accepted with unanimity (Exodus 24:3; Exodus 24:7). But “quid prosunt leges sine moribus?” It was necessary for the sustentation of the religious life of the people that a sacred polity should be instituted, a form of worship set up, and regulations established with regard to all the externals of religion—holy persons, holy places, rites,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 24:14

(14) He said unto the elders.—Moses understood that his stay in the mount was about to be a prolonged one (see Exodus 24:12). He therefore prudently determined to make arrangements for the government and direction of the people during his absence. Aaron his brother, and Hur, the father of Bezaleel, perhaps his brother- in-law, seemed to him the fittest persons to exercise authority over the people during his absence; and accordingly he named them as the persons to whom application was to be... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 24:1-18

Exodus 24:2 All deep feelings of a chronic class agree in this, that they seek for solitude, and are fed by solitude. Deep grief, deep love, how naturally do these ally themselves with religious feeling! and all three, love, grief, religion, are haunters of solitary places. De Quincey. Exodus 24:3 Under baleful Atheisms, Mammonisms, Joe-Manton Dilettantisms, with their appropriate Cants and Idolisms, and whatsoever scandalous rubbish obscures and all but extinguishes the soul of man religion... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:1-18

CHAPTER XXIV.THE COVENANT RATIFIED. THE VISION OF GOD.Exodus 24:1-18The opening words of this chapter ("Come up unto the Lord") imply, without explicitly asserting, that Moses was first sent down to convey to Israel the laws which had just been enacted.This code they unanimously accepted, and he wrote it down. It is a memorable statement, recording the origin of the first portion of Holy Scripture that ever existed as such, whatever earlier writings may now or afterwards have been incorporated... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 24:1-18

CHAPTER 24 The Ratification of the Covenant and the Glory of Jehovah 1. Moses called into Jehovah’s presence (Exodus 24:1-2 ) 2. The covenant ratified and the sprinkling with blood (Exodus 24:3-8 ) 3. in the presence of God and Jehovah’s glory (Exodus 24:9-18 ) This chapter is a fitting conclusion of this second section of the second part. It begins with the giving of the law and ends with the glory of the Lord. Moses alone was to come near to Jehovah; Aaron, Nadab and Abihu with the... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 24:1-18

THE COVENANT WRITTEN AND READ TO THE PEOPLE (vs.1-8) Having finished declaring the rules and regulations connected with the law, the Lord tells Moses to come up to Him in the mountain, and to take with him Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (Aaron's sons) as well as seventy of the elders of Israel (v.1). A group therefore was selected to have a place above the people, which is consistent with the character of law, but having no place whatever in the church of God today, for all believers are seen as... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:1-18

THE CIVIL CODE The ten commandments constitute the moral law, a perfect rule of duty for all men and everywhere. But the “judgments” (Exodus 21:1 ) that follow are an application of those commandments to Israel in the peculiar circumstances of their history at that time and when they should inhabit Canaan. The ten commandments, let us say, represent the constitution of the United States, and the judgments the legislative enactments based thereon by Congress. The three chapters now entered... read more

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