Exodus 33:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

Here is, I. The message which God sent by Moses to the children of Israel, signifying the continuance of the displeasure against them, and the bad terms they yet stood upon with God. This he must let them know for their further mortification. 1. He applies to them a mortifying name, by giving them their just character?a stiff-necked people, Exod. 33:3, 5. ?Go,? says God to Moses, ?go and tell them that they are so.? He that knows them better than they know themselves says so of them. God would... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:4

And when the people heard these evil tidings ,.... That God would withdraw his gracious presence, and go not up with them himself, only send an angel with them; and especially this may respect what is threatened, Exodus 33:5 and had been said at this time: they mourned ; were inwardly and heartily grieved for their sin, whereby they had provoked the Lord to depart from them, and gave some outward and open tokens of it: and no man did put on his ornaments ; they used to wear at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:4

Verse 4 4.And when the people heard these evil tidings Hence it more clearly appears that, as I have said, it was like a thunderbolt to them when God withdrew Himself from the people; for this divorce is more fatal than innumerable deaths. It might indeed at first sight seem delightful to be the masters of a rich and fertile land; but dull as the people generally were, God smote them suddenly, so that all its delights became insipid, and its fruitfulness like famine itself, when they perceived... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

1 . That the people's lives should be spared ( Exodus 32:14 ); 2 . And that they should be led into Palestine ( Exodus 32:34 ) But a change had been introduced into the conditions under which the future journeys were to be made, somewhat obscurely indicated in the words—"Behold, mine angel shall go before thee" ( ibid. )—which was now to be more distinctly set forth. "God's angel" may mean his Presence in the Person of his Son—as it appears to mean in Exodus 23:20-23 —or it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

The hiding of God's face from man. When God hides away his face from his people, it may be— I. AS A JUDGMENT . It was as a judgment that God separated between himself and man after the Fall, and "drove man forth" from the Garden of Eden ( Genesis 3:24 ). It was as a judgment that he withdrew from Saul, and "answered him not, neither by dreams, by Urim, nor by prophets" ( 1 Samuel 28:6 ). When he "hid his face" from David, and forgot all his misery and trouble, it was because... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-11

Mercy vailed in judgment. I. GOD 'S SEPARATION FROM THE PEOPLE AND ITS EFFECTS . 1 . The separation. 2 . Its effects. (3) They were troubled by fear of judgment, for the Lord had said, " I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment and consume thee." These are the effects of the Spirit's work to-day. The same cry is lifted:—"Flee from the wrath to come." II. THE SEPARATION OF GOD 'S PEOPLE FROM THE MIDST OF SURROUNDING SIN AND... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-12

A nation in garb of penitence. On this section consider— I. THE CONDITIONED PROMISE ( Exodus 33:1-4 ). God has consented to spare the nation. They are to set out forthwith on the journey to Canaan. But his presence is no longer to go with them. He would send an angel. Notice— 1 . Everything, in one sense, remains the same . The people are to be conducted to Canaan. They are to inherit the promises. God will drive out their enemies before them. The land will still flow... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:4

When the people heard. Moses had communicated to the people what God had said to him. They felt it to be evil tidings —they woke up at last to a feeling of the ineffable value of the privileges which they bad hitherto enjoyed—his guidance by the pillar of the cloud ( Exodus 13:21 )—his counsel, if there were need to ask anything ( Exodus 15:25 )—his aid in the day of battle ( Exodus 17:8-13 )—his near presence, by day and by night, constantly ( Exodus 13:22 )—and they dreaded a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 33:4

Exodus 33:4. No man did put on his ornaments This was a visible sign and profession of their inward humiliation and repentance for their sin, and of their deep sense of God’s displeasure. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

Assurance of God’s presence (33:1-23)Because of his mercy God allowed the people to continue their journey to the land he had promised their ancestors, but because of their sin he could not go with them lest he destroy them. However, he promised to send a heavenly representative to go before them into Canaan. He also required the people to give a clear outward sign of mourning for their past sin and the loss of fellowship with God that resulted from it (33:1-6).God’s refusal to go with Israel... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 33:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 33:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 33:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23

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