Exodus 24:13-16 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

Prolonged commune with God. Prolonged commune with God is the soul's truest strengthening, and sweetest refreshment. Without it our spirits languish—we grow weary and faint—worldliness creeps upon us—our thoughts and discourse become "of the earth, earthy"—we have no life or liveliness in ourselves, and can impart none to others. Moses' commune was abnormal, extraordinary, inimitable by us in its main features—its duration, locality, nearness of access, and completeness of isolation. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

Moses ascends the mount. Observe, 1 . He alone ascends ( Exodus 24:12 ). Aaron and his sons, with the seventy elders, were left behind. Their privilege was great as compared with that of the body of the people. Yet even they are not permitted to enter the cloud—to draw nigh into God's immediate presence. The limitations and imperfections of the legal economy are stamped on these arrangements. How superior the standing of Christians, who are all permitted to draw nigh; who have now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:13

Moses went up . Prompt to obey, Moses, though he had only just descended from the mount, immediately made ready to set forth and again ascend it. This time he was attended by his minister, Joshua , whose arm he had employed on a former occasion against the Amalekites ( Exodus 17:9-13 ). The name, Joshua, is, however, still given him by anticipation, since he did not receive it until he was sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan ( Numbers 13:8 , Numbers 13:16 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:14

And he said unto the elders. Before taking his departure for the long sojourn implied in God's address to him, "Come up to me into the mount, and be there " ( Exodus 24:12 ), Moses thought it necessary to give certain directions to the elders as to what they should do in his absence— 1 . They were to remain where they were— i.e; in the plain at the foot of Sinai, until his return, however long it should be delayed. 2 . They were to regard Aaron and Hur as their leaders, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:15

Moses went up into the mount . Having made the necessary arrangements for the government of the people during his absence, Moses ascended, in company with Joshua, to the upper part of the mountain, and there waited for some further summons. A cloud , or, rather, the cloud previously mentioned ( Exodus 19:16 ), stood gathered upon the highest eminence, and marked the special presence of God there. Moses, though called up into the mount, would not intrude into this inner sanctuary, until... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:16

Now occurred a remarkable pause. The summons had been given to Moses, and he had obeyed it. He was there on the platform a little below the summit, ready, but waiting for a further call. The call was not made for six days. A holy calm reigned upon Sinai—the cloud rested upon the summit, and in the cloud was the glory of the Lord . Moses and Joshua waited near—but for six days there was no sign. God thus taught Moses, and through him the world, that near approach to him requires long and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 24:13

Exodus 24:13. Joshua was his minister or servant, and it would be a satisfaction to him to have him as a companion during the six days that he tarried in the mount before God called to him. Joshua was to be his successor, and therefore thus he was honoured before the people, and thus he was prepared by being trained up in communion with God. Joshua was a type of Christ, and (as the learned Bishop Pearson well observes) Moses takes him with him unto the mount, because without Jesus, in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 24:16

Exodus 24:16. A cloud covered the mount six days A visible token of God’s special presence there, for he so shows himself to us, as at the same time to conceal himself from us; he lets us know so much as to assure us of his power and grace, but intimates to us that we cannot find him out to perfection. During these six days Moses stayed waiting upon the mountain, for a call into the presence-chamber. And on the seventh day Probably the sabbath day; he called unto Moses Now the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:1-18

The covenant sealed (24:1-18)When Moses recounted the covenant demands to them, the people once more declared their willingness to obey (cf. 19:8). In ancient times covenants were usually sealed by blood (see notes on Genesis 15:7-21), and at Sinai too God and his people were joined in a blood ritual. Half of the blood was thrown against the altar (representing God) and half was sprinkled on the people. This blood ritual, though having its usual significance in covenant ceremonies, may have had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 24:15

a cloud = the cloud. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 24:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 24:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 24:15

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