Because if you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one calls to you, to eat of his sacrifice; And you take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. edit., vol. [383] "The translation of V. is, In answer to Moses who advances in his demands, yet withal no less suiting them to the divine glory than to the people's wants according to the light then vouchsafed, God makes a covenant different from what went before. It is not to be allowed that God's word makes mistakes: man does, but is it with the Spirit of God? A few words will suffice here before passing on. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. This does not take them out of their condition of flesh and blood and all that pertains to it. In divine things there is nothing like simplicity; by it we enjoy a wisdom far higher than our own and real power to strengthen and guide the heart. In his own heart, in his purposes and decrees, in his counsels and covenant, in his Son, with whom he keeps it for ever, and for all in him, ( Psalms 89:28 ) and they are Secondly, it cannot give life; and this is another necessity of man. In the scene which follows we have the magnificent pleading of Moses still more touchingly, and, I am persuaded, in advance on what went before. went in before Jehovah] viz. WebExodus 34:5-8. He will by no means clear the guilty. (2.) Finally, when the work was finished and all duly set up, a cloud covered the appointed tent, and the glory of Jehovah filled the dwelling. It is not God who thus deals with humanity, of which Israel was the chosen specimen, and the one remembered before Him; but in the seven candlesticks, or rather the candelabrum with its seven lights, we clearly see the type of Christ as the power and giver of the Holy Ghost in testimony for God. The measure of it for the Christian is based on the fact that he possesses life, and that he has Christ Himself, the object which shows him the position in which he stands, and consequently the character of the relationship that attaches to him. This is the peculiarity. "The first of the firstfruits of thy land.". We should remember that we are heavenly now (1 Corinthians 15:1-58) as truly as we ever shall be. It simply proves that he who expounds unwittingly sets aside the gospel. Because it was hard to look at his shining face? Thou shalt not seethe kid in his mother's milk. [Note: See J. Carl Laney, "Gods Self-Revelation in Exodus 34:6-8," Bibliotheca Sacra 158:629 (January-March 2001):36-51.]. Everywhere, therefore, in the Psalms, where mention is made of Gods goodness, His truth is connected with it as its inseparable companion. There cannot be a more striking illustration of the truth that Christ is the continual object of the Holy Ghost than that, even in these temporary ordinances, God cannot refrain from looking onward to His Son. Exodus is designed for people who have never used an exchange. 5. And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. The Divine goodness. 6 Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, The Lord, the Lord, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive. "In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Thanks be to God who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Ghost is the only power for rightly using, and applying, and enjoying the truth; and therefore He is called "the truth" no less than the Lord Jesus. On the name of The Lord see on Exodus 3:13. EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION Here we find God declaring Himself to Moses as merciful, gracious, longsuffering, abundant in goodness and truth, keeping the mercy for thousands, and forgiving the iniquities and transgressions. Scholars of all shades of belief have extolled and praised the revelation here concerning the nature, or attributes, of God Himself. Let us then bow to God instead of forcing our own meaning on scripture. But besides, when the high priest went into Jehovah's presence, there was the sounding of the bells between the pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet on the skirts of his garment. made to him. usually was hidden, AND STOOD WITH HIM THERE, outside the cloud, AND He is long-suffering. WebExodus 34:7. No such carnal thought entered as if God had need of bread from man. Key Verses (Ex 6:6; Ex 19:56). Covenant renewed: Make no covenant with the peoples of They take a mingled system; they mix up law and grace together. That is, it was a prohibition of man's will. It is not merely as having the word that reveals heaven; but we know it from Him who comes from heaven and is above all, and testifies what He has seen and heard; we know it through the Holy Ghost who has come down from it, and hence should know it better than the earth, and the things of the world which ensnare the flesh. Moses, painfully aware of the Israelites weakness, appealed to the grace of God, asking that he would still dwell among them and own them as his people in spite of their stubbornness (34:1-9).God then renewed his covenant, promising Israel provision and protection. Another revelation has been vouchsafed since, based upon the same condescension (Philippians 2:5). not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people; What man or institution has these qualities? The first, Exodus 3:4, was delivered This That as His goodness is based upon His power man must not presume.(2.) If the Spirit of God here puts "sanctified" before "justified," our plain duty is to learn what is meant, not to wrest His word because of Popish misuse of it a misuse due largely to the common ignorance of the primary force of sanctification. In addition, He is the eternal Creator, Healer, Savior, Judge, and the very pinnacle of wisdom, understanding, and And the Lord passed by [Now the Jehovah Witnesses think the name is Jehovah but other evidence seems to point to Yahweh, "The Lord passed by".] So they are going to destroy themselves. Why should souls be driven from the truth by prejudice or clamour? It was from evening to morning" and of course uninterruptedly for that time. But if there be two separate objects in these types first, God displaying Himself to man; and, secondly, man in consequence drawing near to God the way of all is clear. made to him. Was there not comfort for any heart which confides in God, that He should take such a seat as this, and give it such a name, in relationship with a guilty people on the earth? And Moses was not able to enter because the cloud dwelt thereon, and the glory filled the tabernacle. Comp. The new vision and commission. Into that wondrous knowledge we are brought by the Son come down here below; and above all by the Holy Ghost, now that Christ is gone up on high For in point of fact, when God was only known as the one God, however true this may be, He could not really be known as He is. But if I look at the passage where it is said, "He made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him," it is evident that we are brought into the very presence of God. Thus, though physically it is an impossibility, we are dealing with a God of miraculous power and God who can set aside certain laws of nature.Now I don't recommend that you try and go forty days and forty nights without water or food. And afterward all the children of Israel came near: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. The word continent requires sentence after sentence of explanation to the child-mind; but when the child has become the youthful student, three words suffice to explain the same. For our position the true image is Moses not when speaking to the people, but when he goes up into the presence of God. Of them He came, and He deigned to have the memorial of them on this table before God. What we find here then is not law pure and simple, but law with mercy and goodness and long-suffering in the government of God His condescending love and patience mingled along with law. He would now obey, because he has the new nature through receiving the name of the Lord Jesus, and would enter into the grace of God that sprinkles the guilty with the blood of Jesus. promises unless we make conscie Exodus 34:1. _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ But man was insensible, and therefore, inasmuch as his heart was continually taking the place of self-righteousness, God's law put him thoroughly to the test. As the sun abounds in sparkling rays, the sea in drops, the sky in glittering orbs; so God is one vast treasure-house of mercy. Before we can behold the vision of Eternal Love we must be willing to His relationship is that of a son, not merely of one adopted into that place with no more reality than he obtains in human things. upon the children. There was no such effect when it was merely the ten commandments or the ordinances connected with the people and the land; but after the communications of heavenly shadows and the mercy of God which intermixed itself with the law, Moses' face shines, and the people of Israel could not bear it. And none shall appear before me empty ( Exodus 34:18-20 ). The Lord descended By some sensible token of his presence, and WebExodus 34:5 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament When Moses had restored the covenant bond through his intercession ( Exodus 33:14 ), he was Exodus 34:1. We may have absolute confidence in the word of God. And, (3.) Where will one find what man should be but in Christ? Everything has its beautiful and perfect answer in the word of God; but then all is useless to the soul, except just so far as one sees and receives the Lord Jesus Christ. They left the ground of the grace of God, which they had in no wise appreciated. thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people; There lay the insuperable difficulty once; but now grace perfectly meets it, and meets it in a way which evinces alike the goodness and the wisdom of God. CHAPTER 34 Where the faultless picture of a servant but in Him? Is that the way in which Christ was most glorified? However, the Jews find in this same passage what they are pleased to call "The Thirteen Attributes of God. No doubt all was advancing as regards the world; but that which was brought to us now was before the world, and altogether above the world in its own nature. The New Tables of the Law for the People prone to a Hierarchy. Now there are all kinds of molten images in the land of Canaan. The work is described with as much minuteness, in the execution as in the plan, throughoutExodus 36:1-38; Exodus 36:1-38; Exodus 37:1-29; Exodus 38:1-31; Exodus 39:1-43 till Moses, inspecting all and seeing that they had done it as Jehovah had commanded, blessed them. What God is in and o Himself is thus defined: The Lord, the Lord God. The self-existent, self sufficient, all-powerful One. God himself is the Among the vessels of the sanctuary the altar of incense stands first (versesExodus 30:1-10; Exodus 30:1-10). He may justly do it, for all souls are his, and there is a malignity in sin that taints the blood. There isn't a God of the Old Testament, and a different God of the New. The words, therefore, may be properly paraphrased thus: Although God is pitiful and even ready to pardon, yet He does not therefore spare the despisers, but is a severe avenger of their impiety. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. He will not undertake to unfold His Father's words to men in the millennium. You bet your life you would. Now that God has a priesthood through the tribe of Levi, if you want to keep your first born son, then you had to redeem him from God. God was able to sustain him without food, without water. The way was now open into the presence of God. Now your first born son, you had to redeem from God. Thus, if the law be the power of sin, grace is of holiness. We have it intrinsically by the Holy Ghost Himself. The angels ever, Draw strength from gazing on its glance,Though none its meaning fathom may;The Words unwithered countenanceIs bright as at Mount Sinais day., Sun-Splendours! He takes and pitches the tabernacle, it is said, "without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the Congregation." "And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought Jehovah's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. This was the transfiguration of Moses. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah. They may prosper for the time, but a heavy retribution awaits them. "If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature and the old things are passed away, and every thing becomes new"( 1 Corinthians 5:13 ). (2.) He ordered that there should be the Urim and the Thummim connected with the high priest's breastplate; that is the means of divine guidance for the people. The proclaiming of it denotes the universal extent of God's mercy. No one would really fault me for it because they know a rabid dog is gonna die anyhow.You've got the same thing, only it isn't a dog, it's people and they've got a deadly infection in their whole religious system. No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exodus 34:5; Exodus 34:5): The Lord descended, by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. Let us not then have either hard thoughts of God or hard hearts towards our brethren. It is the condition of a slave; nevertheless even there God has Christ before Him. Thou shalt make thee no molten images ( Exodus 34:15-17 ). And what sweet beauties did his eyes descryemblems of those invisible beauties which the soul in communion with God beholds, The vivid brilliant streaksOf crimson disappear, but oer the hillsA flush of orange hovers, softening upInto harmonious union with the blueThat comes a-sweeping down., (1.) Oh how I thank God and praise God for the value that He's placed upon my life. WebThat's the way Joel understood Exodus 34:57. The Matthew Henry' Commentary comments on this by saying: "Thus Moses, like a man of a truly public spirit, intercedes even for the children that should be born. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE DIVINE NAME. This, one may be permitted to question. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Some seem on the very verge of denying it altogether, in their one-sided zeal for the grace of God; others who stand stoutly and so far well for the responsibility of man misuse this truth so as apparently to swamp God's grace. Grace covers through the expiation of Christ, as it flows in virtue of God's work and in maintaining God's order. The Divine justice is Inflexible. All I can do is just bow my head and worship in wonder and in awe, that God should love me, and care for me, and place value in me so much that He would give His Son for my redemption. (377) So the V. Stetit Moyses eum eo, invocans nomen Domini.. This denotes, [1.] Was this nothing? To the same effect is the next clause, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; for thus the greatness of His clemency is set forth, inasmuch as He not only pardons light offenses, but the very grossest sins; and again, remits not only sin in one case, but is propitious to sinners by whom He has been a hundred times offended. As Law says, this heart is mercy. Exodus 25:1-40 introduces us to a new order of figures, not only earthly ordinances, but that which appertains to the tabernacle. And so it always is No doubt there was large and rich blessing and of the most unexpected kind when God sent down the Holy Spirit here below, and His church was first seen. WebExodus 34:5 The Lord descended in the cloud. "Yea," says Moses, "the rather go along with us; for the worse they are the more need they have of thy presence and grace to make them better." The first, Exodus 3:4, was delivered to Moses for his instruction and Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the simple application and outflow of His own grace. It has ever been the pious mind which has through the eyes beheld the chain of revelation and the long series of Divine manifestations gradually unwind themselves. Jonah sees It was necessary, therefore, that the people should know something definite about the Being to whom they were thus intimately related and whom they professed to serve. But sincerity will not serve in lieu of His word; and our own thoughts and desires can never be trusted as a standard of principle or of practice. This is true indeed, but not so nmch an exposition as a plausible conceit. Let a man once steal, and he is never trusted again, even though he has made reparation for it. False report and testimony are forbidden, were a multitude to lead the way; as on the other hand there must be no partiality to the poor man's cause, nor a refusal to help an enemy, nor falsehood, nor bribery, nor oppression. Then (Exodus 20:1-26) are uttered those wonderful ten commandments which are the great centre of divine communications through Moses the fundamental expression of God's law. We must remember that they are but shadows, and not the very image of the thing. Now, let me ask, what mind of man could ever have thought of a decision so excellent, though surely far below the surface? That he is a good God. Exodus 25:22, Numbers 7:89. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 AND 34. 1. Webadds, "Since, however, this phrase is explained very differently by others, both Exodus 34:7, and Jeremiah 25:29, as well as these words, may be thus rendered: Thou therefore thyself shalt be utterly cut off." WebExodus 34:7. Countless and ceaseless as are the benefits which are imparted to us by the bright orb of day, the human eye cannot look upon his undimmed noonday face, without being blinded. He descended in the cloud, probably that pillar of cloud which had hitherto gone before Israel, and had the day before met Moses at the door of the tabernacle. "Justified" is not when the prodigal son returns to his father, but when the best robe is put upon him; then he is, according to1 Corinthians 6:1-20; 1 Corinthians 6:1-20, not washed and sanctified alone but "justified." As people are arguing about God, God is Forgiveness is for the repentant. Revelation of Gods Grace. * Dr. P. Fairbairn's Typology, ii. The legal ordinances and institutes were but shadows; still they were types distinctly constituted; and we should learn by them all. In Israel's case it was not so. The tendency of some to insist on the whole in an instant is a reaction from the popular unbelief, which, if it allow peace at all, allows it as a matter of slow, laborious and uncertain attainment. That is clarified a little bit more in the commandments that God gave, for it there adds, "to those that continue in them. When Christ went into the presence of God, what a mighty effect did not the Spirit produce! Ver. It would make us feel what ought to be done, but gives not of itself the power to do it. W. Bush gives a very careful note on this clause, which he says is of exceedingly difficult interpretation, and declares himself satisfied that the sense which C. condemns is the true one, viz., who will not wholly, entirely, altogether clear, i.e., who, although merciful and gracious in his dispositions, strongly inclined to forgive, and actually forgiving in countless cases and abundant measure, is yet not unmindful of the claims of justice. 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