Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 33:1-23
CHAPTER XXXIII.PREVAILING INTERCESSION.Exodus 33:1-23At this stage the first concession is announced: Moses shall lead the people to their rest, and God will send an angel with him.We have seen that the original promise of a great Angel in whom was the Divine Presence was full of encouragement and privilege (Exodus 23:20). No unbiassed reader can suppose that it is the sending of this same Angel of the Presence which now expresses the absence of God, or that He Who then would not pardon their... read more
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 33:1-23
The Presence Shall Enlighten the Way (for the New Year) Exodus 33:13-15 We have here: I. An unenlightened prayer for light. A rash prayer, impatient, unwise, and of the kind which God never answers according to our pleasure. Show me now Thy way. He wanted to have the sealed book opened, unrolled and set before him that book in which God has written things to come. The Lord is too merciful to let us look ahead. It is in mercy that He overthrows our predictions and mocks our guesses. It is... read more