Exodus 3:5-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 3:1-6

The years of the life of Moses are remarkably divided into three forties: the first forty he spent as a prince in Pharaoh's court, the second a shepherd in Midian, the third a king in Jeshurun; so changeable is the life of men, especially the life of good men. He had now finished his second forty, when he received his commission to bring Israel out of Egypt. Note, Sometimes it is long before God calls his servants out of that work which of old he designed them for, and has been graciously... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:5

And he said, draw not nigh hither ,.... Keep a proper distance: put off thy shoes from off thy feet ; dust and dirt cleaving to shoes, and these being ordered to be put off from the feet, the instrument of walking, show that those that draw nigh to God, and are worshippers of him, ought to be of pure and holy lives and conversations: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground ; not that there was any inherent holiness in this spot of ground more than in any other, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:6

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy fathers ,.... Of every one of his fathers next mentioned: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ; with whom the covenant respecting the land of Canaan, and the promise of the blessed seed the Messiah, was made: this again shows that the Angel of the Lord that now appeared was God himself, Jehovah the Son of God. Our Lord makes use of this text to prove the resurrection of the dead against the Sadducees, God being not the God of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:5

Put off thy shoes - It is likely that from this circumstance all the eastern nations have agreed to perform all the acts of their religious worship barefooted. All the Mohammedans, Brahmins, and Parsees do so still. The Jews were remarked for this in the time of Juvenal; hence he speaks of their performing their sacred rites barefooted; Sat. vi., ver. 158: Observant ubi festa mero pede sabbata reges . The ancient Greeks did the same. Jamblichus, in the life of Pythagoras, tells us that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:6

I am the God of thy father - Though the word אבי abi , father, is here used in the singular, St Stephen, quoting this place, Acts 7:32 , uses the plural, Ὁ Θεος των πατερων σου , The God of thy Fathers; and that this is the meaning the following words prove: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. These were the fathers of Moses in a direct line. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and by the Coptic. Abraham was the father of the Ishmaelites, and with him... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:6

Verse 6 6.I am the God of thy father. He does not merely proclaim himself as some heavenly power, nor claim for himself only the general name of God, but recalling to memory his covenant formerly made with the patriarchs, he casts down all idols and false gods, and confirms Moses in the true faith. For hence he knew surely, that he had not set his hopes in vain in the God whom Abraham and the other patriarchs had worshipped, and who, by the privilege of adoption, had separated their race from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

Moses at the bush. We do not now see burning bushes, or hear voices calling to us from their midst. The reason is, that we do not need them, The series of historical revelations is complete. Revelation in the sense of the communication of new truth—of truth beyond the range of our natural faculties, or not capable of being derived, under the guidance of God's Spirit, from revelations already given—is not to be expected. The Bible is the sum of God's authoritative revelations to the race.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

The bush and its suggestions. Glean here a few of the general suggestions of the passage:— I. REVELATION . The appearance at the bush suggestive— 1 . Of the supernatural in Nature. Bushes are aglow all around us, if only we had eyes to see them. Christ's teaching an illustration of the spiritual suggestiveness of Nature. "Consider the lilies" ( Matthew 6:28 ). The parables. 2 . Of the supernatural in common life. "Moses kept the flock of Jethro." The Higher Presence may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

The burning bush. I. OBSERVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH GOD FINDS MOSES . He is still with Jethro, although forty years have passed since their first acquaintance. Though a fugitive, he had not become a mere wanderer. 1 . He continues , however , in a comparatively humble position. His marriage to Jethro's daughter and his long stay in the country do not seem to have brought him much external prosperity. He has not reached even the modest point of success in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-6

Forty years since, Moses ( Exodus 2:11 ) had "turned aside" from court life in Egypt to see how his brethren the children of Israel fared amid the furnace of trial. The old life seems like a dream, so long ago; the old lance ( Exodus 4:10 ) grown unfamiliar. The annual routine; flocks to be driven to distant-pasturage at the approach of summer. God's hour at hand just when least expected. I. THE PROPHETIC VISION . When God calls to the prophetic office, there is usually some... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 3:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 3:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 3:1-6

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