Exodus 34:5-6 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:5-9

No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exod. 34:5): The Lord descended, by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Ps. 113:6; Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited? He descended in the cloud, probably that pillar of cloud which had hitherto gone before Israel, and had the day before... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:5

And the Lord descended in the cloud ,.... The same with the cloudy pillar, which was now gone up from the door of the tabernacle, and was on high in the air over the mount, and on which the Lord now descended in it, as he had before, Exodus 19:9 , and stood with him there ; not Moses stood with the Lord, as the Vulgate Latin version; but the Lord, or the cloud in which the Lord was, stood near to Moses: and proclaimed the name of the Lord : Jehovah declared with a loud voice out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:6

And the Lord passed by before him ,.... Or caused his Shechinah, his divine Majesty, and the glory of it, to pass before him, as the Targums; his glory and goodness, which he had promised should pass before him, Exodus 33:19 and it is but a transient passing view the greatest of men, God's peculiar favourites, have of him in this life: and proclaimed, the Lord, the Lord God ; the Jerusalem Targum wrongly paraphrases the words as a prayer of Moses thus, "and Moses prayed, and said, O... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:6

And the Lord passed by - and proclaimed, The Lord, etc. - It would be much better to read this verse thus: "And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed Jehovah," that is, showed Moses fully what was implied in this august name. Moses had requested God to show him his glory, (see the preceding chapter, Exodus 33:18 ; (note)), and God promised to proclaim or fully declare the name Jehovah, ( Exodus 33:19 ;); by which proclamation or interpretation Moses should see how God would "be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:5

Verse 5 5.And the Lord descended in the cloud It is by no means to be doubted but that the cloud received Moses into it in the sight of the people, so that, after having been separated from the common life of men for forty days, he should again come forth like a new man. Thus did this visible demonstration of God’s glory avail to awaken faith in the commandments. The descent of God, which is here recorded, indicates no change of place, as if God, who fills heaven and earth, and whose immensity... 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 34:5

The Lord descended in the cloud . The cloudy pillar, which had stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting ( Exodus 33:10 ), was withdrawn while Moses ascended Sinai, and probably disappeared from men's sight. When Moses reached the top, it descended once more from the sky, and stood with him there. Then a voice from the cloud proclaimed the name of the Lord in the manner more fully stated in the ensuing verses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-8

1 . That he would proclaim his name to him afresh; and 2 . That he would pass by him, and let him see, after he had passed, what man might see of his glory. The fulfilment of the first promise appears in the long enumeration of attributes contained in Exodus 34:6 , Exodus 34:7 ; the fulfilment of the second is expressed with extreme brevity in the words—,' And the Lord passed by before him" ( Exodus 34:6 ). Probably no further description could be given of that marvellous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-8

The name. Consider on this I. THE CONNECTION WITH THE NAME JEHOVAH . "Proclaimed the name of Jehovah" ( Exodus 34:5 ). Observe— 1 . The name Jehovah connotes moral attributes. The absolute being is, at the same time, the most perfect being. His excellence includes all possible perfection. This implies the possession of moral attributes. "That character," says Dean Graves, "from which the acutest reasoners have endeavoured demonstratively to deduce as from their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-9

The Manifestation of God. I. GOD 'S GLORY VEILED THAT IT MAY BE REVEALED . "The Lord descended in the cloud." The glory of Jesus was veiled by his humanity. There is but one avenue through which the knowledge of God can come—the spirit; it cannot come by the senses. God reveals himself by a word, by one in whom he has put his name, and by the Spirit's unveiling of the word in the heart. II. GOD 'S NAME . 1 . Faithfulness: he proclaimed " JEHOVAH ." He... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 34:5-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 34:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:5-9

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