Exodus 6:8-13, Exodus 6:20 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:12

Uncircumcised lips? - The word ערל aral , which we translate uncircumcised, seems to signify any thing exuberant or superfluous. Had not Moses been remarkable for his excellent beauty, I should have thought the passage might be rendered protuberant lips; but as this sense cannot be admitted for the above reason, the word must refer to some natural impediment in his speech; and probably means a want of distinct and ready utterance, either occasioned by some defect in the organs of speech,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:9

Verse 9 9.And Moses spake so. From this verse it appears that Moses is referring to the second message which he was commanded to bear. For they had before heard with great joy and approbation, and had expressed their thankfulness to God, that the time of their deliverance was come. Now Moses relates that their hearts were shut against the announcement that he made to them of this grace. Thus do the afflicted often, by closing their ears, shut the gate against the promises of God, which is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:10

Verse 10 10.And the Lord spake unto Moses. Moses more clearly sets forth how indulgently God bore with the malevolent repulse of the people; the just reward of which would have been, that He should have suffered them to rot a hundred times over in their miseries, when they so obstinately rushed to their own destruction. It is, therefore, of His extraordinary loving-kindness, that He ceases not to aid those who are willing to perish. Moreover, it must be observed, that Moses was strengthened by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:13

Verse 13 13.And the Lord spake unto Moses. I translate it, “the Lord had spoken unto Moses;” because reference is here made to the commencement of his calling, and, therefore, the sense will be more accurately rendered by the perfect past tense; for he repeats, what he had already said, that he and Aaron his brother had not acted rashly, but had been commissioned by the command of God. The drift is, that however often the work might have been in some way interrupted, the counsel of God still... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:1-8

The expostulation of Moses did not offend God. God gave him, in reply to it, a most gracious series of promises and assurances, well calculated to calm his fears, assuage his griefs, and comfort his heart; and he confirmed the whole to him by his name JEHOVAH , "the Only Existent," and therefore" the Eternal and Immutable." This name he had previously revealed to Moses at Mount Sinai, as his peculiar name, and the one by which he would choose to be called ( Exodus 3:13-15 ). He had also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:1-9

A Divine commentary on a Divine name. The antiquity of the name Jehovah, setting aside direct testimonies to its occurrence in earlier scriptures, is sufficiently proved by its etymology (from havah , an old—and, in the days of Moses, obsolete—form of the verb "to be"), and from its presence (in composition) in pre-Mosaic proper names ( e.g. Exodus 6:20 ). It is absurd to press this passage in proof of the ignorance of the patriarchs of this name of God, when one observes— 1 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:2-8

The message to afflicted Israel. I. THE WORD TO THE LEADER : Exodus 6:2-5 . The message must be from faith to faith. The heart of God's servant must first be revived ere he can impart strength to the people. 1 . He is reminded of God's faithfulness: " I am Jehovah." We cannot grasp this truth without deliverance from fear. 2 . The darkness will only make God's glory shine out the more resplendently. Their present sufferings will mark a new era in God's revelation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:4-8

God a keeper of covenants. God is declared in Scripture to be one who "keepeth covenant and mercy, yea, to a thousand generations" ( Deuteronomy 7:9 ). He is ever faithful. He cannot lie. He is not a man that he should repent. The bow which he set in the cloud, when he covenanted with Noah that the waters should no more become a flood to destroy all flesh, is still there, and the promise of which it was the sign has been kept—there has come no repetition of the Flood, no second... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:7-8

The promises are continued, heaped one upon another. 1 . God will take them for his own people. 2 . He will be, in a special sense, their God. 3 . They shall clearly know that it is he who brings them forth out of Egypt. 4 . They shall be brought into the promised land. 5 . The land shall be made over to them, and become their own inheritance. The Israelites were formally taken to be God's people at Sinai ( Exodus 19:5 , Exodus 19:6 ); where, at the same time, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:8

The land which I did swear to give it to Abraham etc. See Genesis 22:16-18 ; Genesis 26:3 , etc. The only formal oath is recorded in Genesis 22:16 ; but an oath is perhaps implied in every covenant between God and man. God's faithfulness is pledged to the performance of the terms of the covenant on his part. I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. Rather, " I will give it you for an heritage, I the Lord" (or " I Jehovah," or " I the Eternal One"). "You have the... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 6:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:2-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:4-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:8

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