Exodus 34:21-22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:18-27

Here is a repetition of several appointments made before, especially relating to their solemn feasts. When they had made the calf, they proclaimed a feast in honour of it; now, that they might never do so again, they are here charged with the observance of the feasts which God had instituted. Note, Men need not be drawn from their religion by the temptation of mirth, for we serve a Master that has abundantly provided for the joy of his servants: serious godliness is a continual feast, and joy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:21

Six days shalt thou work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest ,.... This is the law of the seventh day sabbath, which is after repeated, to fix it in the minds and memories of the people, see Exodus 20:10 and here it is added, which has not been mentioned before: in earing and in harvest thou shall rest ; that is, in the time of ploughing, and in the time of reaping and gathering in the harvest, which are both very busy seasons; the rest of the sabbath was not to be violated; such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:22

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks ,.... The feast of Pentecost, called the feast of weeks, because seven sabbaths or weeks, or fifty days, were to be reckoned from the day in the passover feast, on which the sheaf of the wave offering was brought, Leviticus 23:15 and which was also called the feast of the first fruits of wheat harvest , to distinguish it from the barley harvest, at the time of the passover, when a sheaf of barley was the wave offering to the Lord; but at this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:21

In earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest - This commandment is worthy of especial note; many break the Sabbath on the pretense of absolute necessity, because, if in harvest time the weather happens to be what is called bad, and the Sabbath day be fair and fine, they judge it perfectly lawful to employ that day in endeavoring to save the fruits of the field, and think that the goodness of the day beyond the preceding, is an indication from Providence that it should be thus employed. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:1-28

Renewal of the tables, and fourth intercession. One more mighty effort of intercession, and Moses will bear away the blessing which he seeks. It needs, however, that it be a mighty one. The covenant is not yet restored in its integrity. The people's sin is not yet perfectly forgiven. God, indeed, has promised to go with them, but he has not said, as of old, " I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God" ( Exodus 6:7 ). The new relations are not those of perfected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

1 . That he would go up with them; 2 . That he would pardon them; and 3 . That he would once more take them as his inheritance ( Exodus 34:9 ). Without replying separately to these requests, God formally renews the covenant; promises not only to go up with the people, but to work miracles for them ( Exodus 34:10 ), and to drive out the nations before them when they have arrived ( Exodus 34:11 ); and makes a brief summary of the chief points of positive observance, which he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

The covenant renewed. That God should have consented to renew the covenant with Israel after it had been violated so flagrantly is evidence of two things: 1 . His faithfulness towards his true followers, which makes him "merciful unto thousands of those that love him," and renders him tender to the children for the sake of the fathers; 2 . The value that he sets on intercessory prayer, when offered earnestly by a believer. In the renewal itself we may notice:— I. THAT THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:10-29

Revived obligations. Former instructions are renewed; only, however, so far as relates to the duties of religion. Renewal of the civil code was not required. Subject to this limit, the new book of the covenant ( Exodus 34:27 ) revives, supplements, expands, and endorses the teachings and precepts of the old one. We have in it— I. PROMISE ( Exodus 34:10 , Exodus 34:11 ). God, as on the former occasion ( Exodus 23:23-30 ), pledges himself to drive out all their enemies. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:21

Six days , etc. This is repeated from the "Book of the Covenant" ( Exodus 23:12 ), but with a remarkable addition— in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. "Earing time" is "ploughing time"—to "ear" being to "plough" in Old English, a word cognate with the Greek ἄρω and the Latin are; and the command to rest both then and at harvest time is a command not to break the Sabbath rest at the seasons when it might seem most necessary so to do The temptation to "save the harvest" is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:22

Of the first-fruits . There is here an unfortunate ambiguity. The English reader naturally supposes that three festivals are mentioned— 1 . That of weeks; 2 . That of the first-fruits of wheat harvest; and 3 . That of in-gathering. But in reality the feast of weeks is that of the first-fruits of wheat harvest. See Le Exodus 23:17 ; Numbers 28:26 . The observance of this feast, as well as that of the feast of in-gathering, was commanded in the "Book of the Covenant" ( ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:18-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:9-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:10-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:22

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