Exodus 33:14 NLT,NIV,ESV

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

CHAPTER XXXIII.PREVAILING INTERCESSION.Exodus 33:1-23At this stage the first concession is announced: Moses shall lead the people to their rest, and God will send an angel with him.We have seen that the original promise of a great Angel in whom was the Divine Presence was full of encouragement and privilege (Exodus 23:20). No unbiassed reader can suppose that it is the sending of this same Angel of the Presence which now expresses the absence of God, or that He Who then would not pardon their... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

5. Moses’ Intercession and its Results CHAPTER 33 Repentance and Intercession 1. The word of the Lord and the people’s repentance (Exodus 33:1-6 ) 2. The tabernacle without the camp (Exodus 33:7 ) 3. Moses enters the tabernacle (Exodus 33:8-11 ) 4. Moses’ prayer and Jehovah’s answers (Exodus 33:12-17 ) 5. Moses’ request (Exodus 33:18-23 ) The words of the Lord, with which this chapter begins, reveal Him as the covenant-keeping Jehovah. He remembers His covenant, though they are a... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Exodus 33:14

33:14 And he said, My {f} presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.(f) Signifying that the Israelites would exceed all other people, through God’s favour; Exodus 33:16. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:1-23

TOLD TO GO WITHOUT THE LORD'S PRESENCE (vs.1-23) Again the Lord gives instructions to Moses to depart with the people to go to the land of Canaan, affirming also that He would send His angel before them, who would drive out the nations inhabiting the land (vs.1-2). However, the Lord added a statement that was absolutely devastating to Moses, "I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people" (v.3). Could Moses think of leading the people on... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:7-23

THE COVENANT RENEWED MOSES SEPARATED UNTO GOD (Exodus 33:7-11 ) The tabernacle, or tent, here referred to (Exodus 33:7 ), was that of Moses, as the Tabernacle of the Lord had not yet been erected. As the Lord would no longer manifest Himself among the people, it was necessary thus to become separated from them if Moses was to enjoy such intercourse. (Compare 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 .) “The tabernacle of the Congregation” is rendered in the Revised Version, “the tent of meeting,” i.e., the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Exodus 33:14

Observe the power of prayer: compare Exodus 33:3 with this verse; the change is not in the divine mind, but in the people. The Lord varies his dispensations according as his grace makes them suited to receive the change. Isaiah 63:9-11 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:14

Face. Arabic, "light." Syriac, "walk in my presence," and fear not. The Messias is called the angel of his face, Isaias lxiii. 9. --- Rest. I will grant thy request. (Calmet) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:12-23

12-23 Moses is very earnest with God. Thus, by the intercession of Christ, we are not only saved from ruin, but become entitled to everlasting happiness. Observe here how he pleads. We find grace in God's sight, if we find grace in our hearts to guide and quicken us in the way of our duty. Moses speaks as one who dreaded the thought of going forward without the Lord's presence. God's gracious promises, and mercy towards us, should not only encourage our faith, but also excite our fervency in... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Exodus 33:12-43

Exo_33:12 Exo_39:43 . We are now permitted to hear the terms of this "face to face" speaking between Moses and the Lord, and we can at once perceive that the Lord did deal with him as with a friend. As we read verses Exo_33:12-23 we may well have our hearts stirred: especially so as we remember how much closer is the relationship of children and sons into which we are brought. In result, the friendship into which we may enter, as given by our Lord in John 15.13-15.16 is of an even more... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Exodus 33:12-23

The Lord Promises his Gracious Presence v. 12. And Moses said unto the Lord, See, Thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people; and Thou hast not let me know whom Thou wilt send with me. The people having given such unmistakable evidences of a real change of heart, Moses thought the time opportune to intercede once more and, if possible, to have the mercy of the Lord turn back to His people, as of old. Yet Thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in My sight. Upon... read more