Exodus 33:12, Exodus 33:2 WEB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 33:12

Exodus 33:12. And Moses said unto the Lord It is likely that Moses, being satisfied with the penitence of the people, returned to the tabernacle, and there had this communication with God, in which he is an importunate supplicant for two favours, and prevails for both. In this he was a type of Christ, the great Intercessor, whom the Father heareth always. He is earnest with God for a grant of his presence with Israel in the rest of their march to Canaan. Thou sayest, Bring up this people... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

Assurance of God’s presence (33:1-23)Because of his mercy God allowed the people to continue their journey to the land he had promised their ancestors, but because of their sin he could not go with them lest he destroy them. However, he promised to send a heavenly representative to go before them into Canaan. He also required the people to give a clear outward sign of mourning for their past sin and the loss of fellowship with God that resulted from it (33:1-6).God’s refusal to go with Israel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 33:12

whom . As promised in Exodus 32:34 . by name . Compare Isaiah 43:1 ; Isaiah 49:1 . In the presence of corporate failure all is individual, compare 2 Timothy 2:19 . (In 1Tim, we see corporate rule; in 2Tim, we see corporate ruin. Hence, 2Tim is individual throughout). found grace : or, favour. All is of grace, Compare Exodus 34:9 , &c. Noah (Genesis 6:8 ); Abraham (Genesis 18:3 ); Moses (Exodus 34:9 ), &c. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 33:12-17

GOD REVOKES THE THREAT OF WITHDRAWAL"And Moses said unto Jehovah, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found favor in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 33:12

Exodus 33:12. And Moses said unto the Lord— Moses having received, as we may suppose, sufficient proofs of the contrition of the people for their abominable idolatry, now returns to the tabernacle, and renews his intercession for them with the Lord. He had so far prevailed already, as to gain a promise that the Lord would bring the Israelites into the land of Canaan; but the loss of the Divine Presence was too serious an evil not to engage his whole attention: and therefore, as mediator between... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 33:12-16

God’s withdrawal from Israel created problems for Moses as Israel’s mediator. If God was not going to enter into covenant relationship to Israel as He had first described (Exodus 13:21-22), how could Moses lead the nation (cf. Exodus 3:11; Exodus 3:13)? This is the focus of Moses’ first request (Exodus 33:13). He wanted reassurance that God Himself would lead Israel in the wilderness. [Note: Ibid., p. 446.] God assured him that He would continue to go with His people and thus provide the rest... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

The Intercession of Moses (continued)6. By the mount Horeb] RV ’from mount Horeb onward’: this implies that they ceased wearing their ornaments. Their humiliation was lasting. Horeb] i.e. Sinai: see on Exodus 3:1.7. Moses took the tabernacle] RV ’Moses used to take the tent,.. and he called it, The tent of meeting’: see on Exodus 25:22. The tent here is most probably not the Tabernacle whose construction is prescribed in Exodus 25-31. The words describe the practice of Moses before its... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:12

(12) Thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send.—Moses finds the promises of Exodus 32:34; Exodus 33:2 ambiguous. What is meant by “mine angel” and “an angel?” Is it the “Angel” of Exodus 23:20-23, or no? If not, who is it?I know thee by name.—God had shown this knowledge when He called on Moses out of the burning bush (Exodus 3:4), and again, probably, when he “called unto him out of the midst of the cloud” (Exodus 24:16); but the exact phrase had not been used previously. It implies a very... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:12-17

MOSES OBTAINS A RENEWAL OF GOD’S PROMISE TO GO UP WITH THE PEOPLE.(12-17) The self-humiliation of the people (Exodus 33:4-6) had appeased God’s anger. He was now ready to be entreated. Moses therefore renews his supplications on their behalf, and especially prays for a revocation of the threatened withdrawal of the Divine Presence, and substitution for it of a mere angel. Taking advantage of his privilege to speak to God as friend with friend (Exodus 33:11), he ventures to expostulate, uses... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 33:1-23

The Presence Shall Enlighten the Way (for the New Year) Exodus 33:13-15 We have here: I. An unenlightened prayer for light. A rash prayer, impatient, unwise, and of the kind which God never answers according to our pleasure. Show me now Thy way. He wanted to have the sealed book opened, unrolled and set before him that book in which God has written things to come. The Lord is too merciful to let us look ahead. It is in mercy that He overthrows our predictions and mocks our guesses. It is... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 33:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 33:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 33:12-17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 33:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 33:12-16

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:12-17

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 33:1-23

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