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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 34:27

Exodus 34:27. Write thou these words, &c.— What was before spoken, is now committed to writing; and abundant cause have we to bless God, that his word is thus transmitted to us, and not left to oral tradition. A covenant is entered into between God and Moses in behalf of the people of Israel: thus peace is re-established, and Moses's mediation effectual. As we have a greater Mediator than Moses, we have also a part in a better covenant, established on better promises, and secured by the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 34:28

Exodus 34:28. And he wrote upon the tables— To try the patience of the people, Moses was detained a second time for forty days and forty nights in the mount with the Lord; where he, (i.e. the Lord; see Exo 34:1 and Deuteronomy 10:4.) renewing his covenant with the people, wrote upon the tables the ten commandments as before. Respecting this very long and extraordinary fast of Moses, all that need be said is, that the God who so universally sustains the human frame by the means of food,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 34:27

27, 28. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words—that is, the ceremonial and judicial injunctions comprehended above ( :-); while the rewriting of the ten commandments on the newly prepared slabs was done by God Himself (compare :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 34:28

28. he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights—as long as formerly [ :-], being sustained for the execution of his special duties by the miraculous power of God. A special cause is assigned for his protracted fast on this second occasion ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 34:27-28

God re-established the Mosaic Covenant when He had set these principles forth."The tangible token of the renewal is the handing over of two tables of the testimony like the first, which had been shattered at the time when the original covenant had been annulled. The ceremony was to be similar to the first one, but not so festive, just as the second wedding of one who marries his divorced wife is not quite the same as the first. The break has been healed, but it is not possible to undo the fact... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:1-35

The Renewal of the CovenantIn token that the people are forgiven, God renews His covenant relation with them. The conditions are the same as before. The Decalogue is inscribed on two fresh tables, and the main provisions of the ceremonial law are repeated.1. Which thou brakest] There is no reproach in these words. Moses is nowhere blamed for his righteous indignation. He was ’angry and sinned not.’ 3. See on Exodus 19:12, Exodus 19:13.5. See on Exodus 33:19. On the name of The Lord see on... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 34:27

(27) Write thou these words.—Heb., Write for thee these words, i.e., put them in writing for thine own use and the use of thy people. This express command accounts for the assignment of so much space to what is mainly repetition. The requirement of the repetition can only be explained by the importance of the laws laid down under the circumstances of the Hebrew nation, and the power of repetition to enforce upon the conscience what is pressed upon it by reiteration.After the tenor of these... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 34:28

(28) He was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights.—As on his former ascent (Exodus 24:18). The long time is, at first sight, surprising, since there were now no instructions to be given. But we learn from Deuteronomy (Exodus 9:18-19) that it was required for an earnest and prolonged intercession by Moses on behalf of his nation, which ultimately prevailed with God, and induced Him to put away His “anger and hot displeasure.”He did neither eat bread, nor drink water.—A similar fast had... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 34:1-35

Exodus 34:29 Christians that are really the most eminent saints, and therefore have the most excellent experiences,... are astonished at and ashamed of the low degrees of their love and thankfulness, and their little knowledge of God. Moses, when he had been conversing with God in the mount, and his face shone so bright in the eyes of others as to dazzle their eyes, wist not that his face shone. Jonathan Edwards, The Religious Affections (part iii.). Men of elevated minds are not their own... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:1-35

CHAPTER XXXIV.THE VISION OF GOD.Exodus 34:1-35It was when God had most graciously assured Moses of His affection, that he ventured, in so brief a cry that it is almost a gasp of longing, to ask, "Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory" (Exodus 33:18).We have seen how nobly this petition and the answer condemn all anthropomorphic misunderstandings of what had already been revealed; and also how it exemplifies the great law, that they who see most of God, know best how much is still unrevealed. The... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 34:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 34:28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 34:27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 34:28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 34:27-28

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:1-35

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 34:27

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 34:28

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 34:1-35

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:1-35

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