出エジプト記 33:1-5 JC

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 33:5

5. put off thy ornaments—In seasons of mourning, it is customary with Eastern people to lay aside all gewgaws and divest themselves of their jewels, their gold, and every thing rich and splendid in their dress. This token of their sorrow the Lord required of His offending people. that I may know what to do unto thee—The language is accommodated to the feeble apprehensions of men. God judges the state of the heart by the tenor of the conduct. In the case of the Israelites, He cherished a design... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 33:1-6

God would not now dwell in the midst of the Israelites as He intended to do in the tabernacle because they had repudiated His covenant with them (Exodus 33:3).The announcement of the change in God’s relation to Israel and the consequent loss of blessing led the people to mourn and sacrifice out of sorrow (Exodus 33:4-6). They willingly gave up the use of the ornaments that they had used in the rebellion and that were, therefore, an offense to God. 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 33:1

(1) The Lord said unto Moses.—In continuation and explanation of the words recorded in Exodus 32:33-34, but probably at another time, after Moses had once more descended from the Ras Sufsafeh to the plain at its base.The land which I sware unto Abraham . . . —The misconduct of Israel in their worship of the calf would not annul the promises of God to the patriarchs. These He was bound to make good. “The Lord sware, and will not repent” (Psalms 110:4). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:1-6

XXXIII.THE HUMILIATION OF THE PEOPLE AT THE THREAT OF GOD’S WITHDRAWAL.(1-6) If God consented at all to renew His covenant with the people, after they had so flagrantly broken it, the terms on which He would renew it were, in strict justice, purely optional. In the “Book of the Covenant” He had promised to go up with them by an Angel, in whom was His Name (Exodus 23:20-23): i.e., by His Son, the Second Person in the Holy Trinity. He now, to mark His displeasure, withdrew this promise, and... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:2

(2) I will send an angel before thee.—“An angel” is ambiguous. It might designate the Angel of the Covenant, the Angel of God’s presence, as in Exodus 23:20; or it might mean a mere ordinary angel, on a par with those who presided over the destinies of other nations besides the Hebrews (Daniel 10:13; Daniel 10:20). That here the expression is used in this latter sense is made manifest by the declaration of the next verse: “I will not go up in the midst of thee.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:3

(3) A land flowing with milk and honey.—See Note on Exodus 3:8.Lest I consume thee.—Comp. Exodus 32:10; Leviticus 10:2; Ps. 88:21, 31, &c. “God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). His near presence, if it does not cleanse and purify, scorches and withers. The conduct of Israel in the wilderness was such as continually to provoke Him to destroy them; and but for His amazing compassion and forbearance, the result here glanced at would assuredly have followed. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:4

(4) When the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned.—It was something that the people felt the tidings to be “evil.” It is natural for sinful men to shrink from the near presence of God (Matthew 8:34; Luke 5:8); and so the Israelites had shrunk from it a short time previously (Exodus 20:19). Even now they would probably have feared a too near contact; but still, they were unwilling that God should cease to be the leader and guide of the host: they set a value on His presence and... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:5

(5)For the Lord had said unto Moses.—Rather, And the Lord said unto Moses. The message did not precede the repentance of the people, but followed it.I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee.—Rather, were I to go up in the midst of thee, even for a moment (a brief space), I should consume thee. The people learnt by this the reason of God’s proposed withdrawal. It was in mercy, that they might not be consumed, as there was danger of their being unless they repented and... 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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 33:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 33:1-6

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:1

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:1-6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 33:5

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

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