Exodus 24:9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 24:9-11

The people having, besides their submission to the ceremony of the sprinkling of blood, declared their well-pleasedness in their God and his law, again and again, God here gives to their representatives some special tokens of his favour to them (for God meets him that rejoices and works righteousness), and admits them nearer to him than they could have expected. Thus, in the New-Testament church, we find the four living creatures, and the four and twenty elders, honoured with places round the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:9

Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu ,.... After the above things were done, the words of the Lord were told the people, and the book of the covenant read unto them, to which they agreed, sacrifices were offered, and the blood of them sprinkled on the altar, and on the people. The Samaritan version adds to these, Eleazar and Ithamar, the two younger sons of Aaron: and seventy of the elders of Israel , who were called up to the mountain to the Lord, Exodus 24:1 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:1-11

The vision of God for the selected few. I. THOSE SELECTED FOR THIS VISION . That Moses himself went up was a matter of course. It was good for him to be there for the strengthening of his own faith. He himself would rejoice in the assurance thus given that the promise of the people was accepted. As to those who went up with him, it is clear that in the revelation something was being done to prepare them for official positions afterwards. They got this glorious sight not because... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:1-11

The Covenant made. 1 . THE VISION OF GOD (1, 2, 9, 11).— 1 . It is for the called alone. God manifests himself only to the repentant and the believing. 2 . These are commanded to approach. This is our warrant for confident boldness of access: he has called us. 3 . The vision is bestowed upon those from whose midst the mediator has gone into God's immediate presence and who wait his return ( Exodus 24:2 ). 4 . It is given as they go upwards into the mount where... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:1-12

A vision of God. Prior to the ratification of the covenant, God had given Moses instructions that, immediately on the conclusion of the ceremonies, he, together with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu (representatives of the future priesthood), and seventy of the elders of Israel (representatives of the body of the people), should again ascend the mountain ( Exodus 24:1 , Exodus 24:2 ). The design was to partake of a sacrificial feast, perhaps held on the flesh of the peace-offerings of Exodus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:3-9

The ratification of the covenant. These verses contain the account of the formal ratification of the covenant between Israel and Jehovah—an event, the most momentous in the history of the nation, big, for weal or woe, with unimaginable issues, and a shadow of the better covenant which God now makes with Christians. Observe— I. THE RATIONALITY OF THE COVENANT . God desires from his people "reasonable service" ( Romans 12:1 ). He would not have them enter it in haste. Vows... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:9

Then went up . Compare Exodus 24:1 . The mountain was to be partially ascended, but not to any great height. Nadab, Abihu, and the elders were to "worship God afar off ." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:9-11

1 . A sacrificial meal always followed upon a sacrifice; and the elders might naturally desire to partake of it as near the Divine presence as should be permitted them. This was their purpose in ascending. 2 . God desired to impress them with a sense of his awful majesty and beauty, and was prepared for this end to manifest himself to them in some strange and wonderful way as they were engaged in the solemn meal ( Exodus 24:11 ). This was his purpose in inviting their presence.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 24:9-11

The Covenant Meal on Sinai. The Old Testament contains no mention of any other meal so wonderful as this. Newly entered into covenant with God, fresh from the blood of sprinkling, which was representative of the blood of Christ, Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and the seventy elders, half-way up Sinai, engaged in the sacrificial feast upon the peace-offerings ( Exodus 24:5 ), when lo! the heaven was opened to them, and there burst upon their astonished sight a vision of Jehovah in his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 24:9

It would appear that Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and seventy of the elders Exodus 19:7 went a short distance up the mountain to eat the meal of the covenant (compare Genesis 31:43-47), which must have consisted of the flesh of the peace offerings Exodus 24:5. Joshua accompanied Moses as his servant Exodus 24:13. read more

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