Exodus 34:6

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 34:6

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

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 34:5-8

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:6-7

The Lord passed by before him . God did as he had promised in Exodus 33:22 , Exodus 33:23 . He made his glory pass by, Moses, as he stood in a "clift of the rock," and "covered him with his hand as he passed by," and, when he had passed, "took away his hand," and allowed Moses to look after him, and see a glorious and transcendent vision—a vision so bright and radiant, and so real , that the light which streamed from it settled on Moses face, and remained there ( Exodus 33:20 ). And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:6-7

The second proclamation of God's name. God had proclaimed his name to Moses, when he spoke with him out of the burning bush. He had declared it to be JEHOVAH , "the Self-Existent One." Under this name the people of Israel had known him from the time of Moses' return to Egypt from Midian, until that of which he is here speaking. Hitherto it had sufficed for them. It had marked him as, 1 . eternal; 2 . uncaused; 3 . unconditioned; 4 . self-sufficient; 5 . all-powerful. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 34:6-7

The name of the Lord. Moses had asked to see the glory of Jehovah, a request which it was possible to grant only in a very modified way. As much as Moses could bear to see he was allowed to see; and for what he was not able to see he received a most abundant and timely compensation in the revelation made to him of the Divine character. For this of course is what the proclamation of the name of Jehovah amounts to. The name of Jehovah is what we should call the character of Jehovah. It is... read more

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