Exodus 24:9-15 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

The public ceremony of sealing the covenant being over, Moses is called up to receive further instructions, which we have in the following chapters. I. He is called up into the mount, and there he remains six days at some distance. Orders are given him (Exod. 24:12): Come up to the mount, and be there, that is, ?Expect to continue there for some considerable time.? Those that would have communion with God must not only come to ordinances, but they must abide by them. Blessed are those that... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:10

And they saw the God of Israel ,.... The Targum of Jonathan restrains this to Nadab and Abihu whereas it is doubtless true of Moses and Aaron, and the seventy elders, who all saw him, and who were witnesses to the people that it was a divine Person that spoke to Moses, and delivered the laws unto him, to be observed by them; which seems to be the reason of their being called up, and favoured with this sight which must not be understood as of anything criminal in them, as if they curiously... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:11

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand ,.... Which some interpret of his hand of prophecy, and of the measure of the Spirit, such an one as Moses had, and by virtue of which he lived forty days and nights without eating and drinking; but these not having such a measure of the Spirit, were obliged to eat and drink to support nature, as in the next clause: but it is rather to be understood of the hand of God; he did not inflict any disease or death upon them on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:12

And the Lord said unto Moses, come up to me into the mount ,.... For as yet Moses was not got up to the top of the mount, only up some part of it with the elders, though at some distance from the people: but now he is bid to come up higher: and be there ; continue there, as he did six days after this: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written ; that is, the law of the ten commandments, which were written on tables of stone by the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:13

And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua ,.... In order to go up higher on the mount. Joshua, and he only, was to go up higher with him, though not to the top of the mount, at least not into the cloud upon it, as Moses did. Joshua was his minister or servant, and waited upon him wherever he went, and was to be his successor; and therefore for his encouragement, and to qualify him the better for it, he was indulged with a sight and knowledge of things others were not; for by his not knowing... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:14

And he said unto the elders ,.... The seventy elders which were selected out of the several tribes of Israel, and now about to return to the camp: tarry ye here for us ; meaning himself and Joshua, who was going with him: until we come again unto you ; perhaps Moses might not know how long his stay would be at the top of the mount, but supposed it would be some time by the provision he makes for hearing and adjusting cases in his absence: and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:15

And Moses went up into the mount ,.... To the top of it, and as it seems alone, leaving Joshua behind in a lower part of the mountain: and a cloud covered the mount ; in which cloud Jehovah was. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 24:10

They saw the God of Israel - The seventy elders, who were representatives of the whole congregation, were chosen to witness the manifestation of God, that they might be satisfied of the truth of the revelation which he had made of himself and of his will; and on this occasion it was necessary that the people also should be favored with a sight of the glory of God; see Exodus 20:18 . Thus the certainty of the revelation was established by many witnesses, and by those especially of the most... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 24:12-18

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 24:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 24:10

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