Exodus 34:21-26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:26

Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk - See this amply considered Exodus 23:19 ; (note). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:1-28

Renewal of the tables, and fourth intercession. One more mighty effort of intercession, and Moses will bear away the blessing which he seeks. It needs, however, that it be a mighty one. The covenant is not yet restored in its integrity. The people's sin is not yet perfectly forgiven. God, indeed, has promised to go with them, but he has not said, as of old, " I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God" ( Exodus 6:7 ). The new relations are not those of perfected... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

1 . That he would go up with them; 2 . That he would pardon them; and 3 . That he would once more take them as his inheritance ( Exodus 34:9 ). Without replying separately to these requests, God formally renews the covenant; promises not only to go up with the people, but to work miracles for them ( Exodus 34:10 ), and to drive out the nations before them when they have arrived ( Exodus 34:11 ); and makes a brief summary of the chief points of positive observance, which he... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

The covenant renewed. That God should have consented to renew the covenant with Israel after it had been violated so flagrantly is evidence of two things: 1 . His faithfulness towards his true followers, which makes him "merciful unto thousands of those that love him," and renders him tender to the children for the sake of the fathers; 2 . The value that he sets on intercessory prayer, when offered earnestly by a believer. In the renewal itself we may notice:— I. THAT THE ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:10-29

Revived obligations. Former instructions are renewed; only, however, so far as relates to the duties of religion. Renewal of the civil code was not required. Subject to this limit, the new book of the covenant ( Exodus 34:27 ) revives, supplements, expands, and endorses the teachings and precepts of the old one. We have in it— I. PROMISE ( Exodus 34:10 , Exodus 34:11 ). God, as on the former occasion ( Exodus 23:23-30 ), pledges himself to drive out all their enemies. The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:21

Six days , etc. This is repeated from the "Book of the Covenant" ( Exodus 23:12 ), but with a remarkable addition— in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. "Earing time" is "ploughing time"—to "ear" being to "plough" in Old English, a word cognate with the Greek ἄρω and the Latin are; and the command to rest both then and at harvest time is a command not to break the Sabbath rest at the seasons when it might seem most necessary so to do The temptation to "save the harvest" is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:22

Of the first-fruits . There is here an unfortunate ambiguity. The English reader naturally supposes that three festivals are mentioned— 1 . That of weeks; 2 . That of the first-fruits of wheat harvest; and 3 . That of in-gathering. But in reality the feast of weeks is that of the first-fruits of wheat harvest. See Le Exodus 23:17 ; Numbers 28:26 . The observance of this feast, as well as that of the feast of in-gathering, was commanded in the "Book of the Covenant" ( ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year, Repeated from Exodus 23:17 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:24

I will … enlarge thy borders . The original promise to Abraham was to give to his seed "the land of Canaan" ( Genesis 12:5-7 ). Afterwards this promise was enlarged, and he was told that the land assigned them was the entire tract between the Nile and the Euphrates ( Genesis 15:18 ). And practically, they took possession first of the one, while at a later date their border was enlarged, and they became masters of the other. See 1 Kings 4:21 , 1 Kings 4:24 ; 2 Chronicles 9:26 . ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:25

Repeated from Exodus 23:18 . read more

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