George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Exodus 19:4
Eagles. Out of the reach of danger. As eagles carry their young upon their wings, so I have protected you from all your enemies, Deuternomy xxxii. 11. (Calmet)
Eagles. Out of the reach of danger. As eagles carry their young upon their wings, so I have protected you from all your enemies, Deuternomy xxxii. 11. (Calmet)
Verse Exodus 19:4. HOW _I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS_] Mr. Bruce contends that the word נשר _nesher_ does not mean the bird we term _eagle_; but a bird which the Arabs, from its _kind_ and _merciful_...
ON EAGLES’ WINGS - Both in the law Deuteronomy 32:11 and in the Gospel Matthew 23:37, the Church is compared to fledgelings which the mother cherishes and protects under her wings: but in the law that...
EXODUS 19. AWFUL REVELATION OF GOD IN FIRE AND CLOUD. Exodus 19:1 a P, Exodus 19:2 b - Exodus 19:3 a E, Exodus 19:3 b -...
I BARE YOU, &c. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11; Deuteronomy 32:12....
DISCOURSE: 91 MOSES’ MESSAGE TO THE ISRAELITES Exodus 19:3. And Moses went up unto God: and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shall thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell th...
HOW I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS— See Deuteronomy 32:11....
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 19 In the third month after the children of Is-ra-el were gone forth out of the land of E-gypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Si-nai. (2) And when they w...
_AND MOSES WENT UP UNTO GOD, AND THE LORD CALLED UNTO HIM OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN, SAYING, THUS SHALT THOU SAY TO THE HOUSE OF JACOB, AND TELL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL;_ Moses went up unto God - the Shechi...
I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS] God's grace and care were the source of Israel's duty of obedience and loyalty: see on Exodus 15:16. The image here employed to illustrate the watchful solicitude of God i...
PREPARATION FOR THE GIVING OF THE LAW 1. The same day] the 15th day of the month: cp. Exodus 12:18; Exodus 12:29; Exodus 16:1. Marching slowly, with long halts at the various stations on the route, th...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF EXODUS Exodus is one of the first 5 books of the *Old Tes...
I BARE YOU ON EAGLES’ WINGS. — COMP. Deuteronomy 32:11, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, _beareth them upon her wings.”_ When its...
אַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי לְ מִצְרָ֑יִם...
MOSES RECEIVES JEHOVAH'S WORDS IN THE MOUNT Exodus 19:1 The plain beneath Sinai, where Israel encamped, has been identified, and the reader should study the books of travelers which afford a mental c...
Here we begin the third great movement in the Book of Exodus. We have seen the people in bondage and have observed them being delivered from that bondage and guided by Jehovah. However, they were stil...
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on (d) eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. (d) For the eagle by flying high, is out of danger, and by carrying her birds on he...
Deuteronomy 33:11; Isaiah 40:31. Eagles are said not only to feed and protect their young, but to teach them to fly. And it is said that while other birds carry their young with their claws, eagles be...
"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." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
4._Ye have seen. _With the view of gently inviting the people to obedience, He first recalls to their recollection the blessing of their deliverance, and then promises that the blessings of the future...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. But having thus terminated the course of grace, the scene changes entirely. They do not keep the feast on the mountain, whither God, as He had...
YE HAVE SEEN WHAT I DID TO THE EGYPTIANS,.... The plagues he brought upon them in Egypt, and the destruction of them at the Red sea; these things they were eyewitnesses of, and needed no other proof o...
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. Ver. 4. On eagles' wings.] The eagle beats her young ones out of their sluggish nest, t...
Exodus 19:4. _Ye have seen how I bare you on eagles' wings_ A high expression of the wonderful tenderness God showed for them. It denotes great speed; God not only came upon the wing for their deliver...
1 The people come to Sinai. 3 Gods message by Moses vnto the people out of the mount. 8 The peoples answere returned againe. 10 The people are prepared against the third day. 12 The mountaine must...
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, in punishing them with such terrible plagues, AND HOW I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS, which are an image of the strong and affectionate care of God, for the ea...
THE ARRIVAL AT SINAI AND THE FIRST MESSAGE...
SECOND DIVISION: MOSES AND SINAI. FOUNDATION IN THE LARGER SENSE Exodus 19-31 FIRST SECTION The Arrival at Sinai and the Preparation for the Giving of the Law. The Covenant People and Covenant King...
A CONDITIONAL PROMISE (vs.1-6) Chapter 19 begins the second great division of the book of Exodus. God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt has been fully accomplished though they are still in the wilde...
1-8 Moses was called up the mountain, and was employed as the messenger of this covenant. The Maker and first Mover of the covenant, is God himself. This blessed charter was granted out of God's own...
i. e. Safely, out of the reach of danger; and strongly, against all opposition. Compare DEUTERONOMY 32:11 ISAIAH 63:9 REVELATION 12:14. UNTO MYSELF, into my presence, and favour, and fellowship, to be...
We have now arrived at a most momentous point in Israel's history. We are called to behold them standing at the foot of "the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire." The fair millennia...
Exodus 19:4 seen H7200 (H8804) did H6213 (H8804) Egyptians H4714 bore H5375 (H8799) eagles H5404 wings...
YAHWEH DECLARES HIS PEOPLE TO BE A HOLY PEOPLE AND HIS TREASURED POSSESSION, A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS (EXODUS 19:3). This may be analysed as follows: a Moses goes up to God and Yahweh calls to him from...
CONTENTS: Israel at Sinai and the preparation for receiving the law. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: Humble reverence should possess the minds of those who draw near to God for we are sin...
Exodus 19:1. _The third month._ On the fourteenth day at night the paschal lamb was slain. The two months contain sixty days, and on the fourth day of the third month the law was given, or the sixty f...
_I bare you on eagles’ wings._ BORNE ON EAGLES’ WINGS God here employs a similitude denoting the speed, the security and the tender care with which they were, as it were, transported from the house o...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:1 Covenant at Sinai. The second half of Exodus 1:1 focuses on the events at Mount Sinai and the content of the law revealed to Moses....
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:4 The Lord calls Israel to be faithful to his COVENANT with them even before he has fully revealed it to them. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 19:1. The Wilderness of Sinai.]—Sinai is the “proper name of the granite mountain in the Arabian Veninsula, rendered famous by the Mosaic legislation. It consists of three larg...
EXPOSITION THE FIRST COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND ISRAEL. AS Moses, having reached the foot of Sinai, was proceeding to ascend the mountain, where he looked to have special revelations from God, God calle...
Now in the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, in the same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and they wer...
seen Exodus 7:1 Exodus 8:1 Exodus 9:1 Exodus 10:1 Exodus 11:1...
VISIONS OF GOD Exodus 19:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Going forth out of Egypt. Our study for today opens with the words: "In the third month, when the Children of Israel were gone forth out of the land...
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on Eagle's wings — An high expression of the wonderful tenderness God shewed for them. It notes great speed; God not only came upon the w...