Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Exodus 24:4
Twelve pillars - As the altar was a symbol of the presence of Yahweh, so these twelve pillars represented the presence of the Twelve tribes with whom He was making the covenant.
Twelve pillars - As the altar was a symbol of the presence of Yahweh, so these twelve pillars represented the presence of the Twelve tribes with whom He was making the covenant.
Verse Exodus 24:4. _MOSES WROTE ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD_] After the people had promised obedience, (Exodus 24:3), and so entered into the bonds of the covenant, "it was necessary," says Calmet, "to...
CHAPTER 24 THE RATIFICATION OF THE COVENANT AND THE GLORY OF JEHOVAH _ 1. Moses called into Jehovah's presence (Exodus 24:1)_ 2. The covenant ratified and the sprinkling with blood (Exodus 24:3) 3....
EXODUS 24. VISION AND COVENANT. Exodus 24:1 f. J, Exodus 24:3 E, Exodus 24:9 J, Exodus 24:12 a E,...
WROTE. See note on Exodus 17:14, and App-47. THE HILL. the mountain....
(E). The sequel to Exodus 23:33. Moses communicates to the people the words which Jehovah has spoken; and upon their expressing their assent to them, solemnly concludes a covenant, on the basis of the...
_wrote_ that they might be preserved in a tangible form, and form the basis of a permanent covenant (_v._7). _builded an altar_ Cf. Exodus 17:15; and on Exodus 20:24. _under the mount_ Cf. Exodus 19...
AND MOSES WROTE ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD— Some have supposed that the art of writing was derived immediately from GOD himself, and shewn to Moses particularly by the writing on the tables of stone, m...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 24 And he said unto Mo-ses, Come up unto Je-ho-vah, thou, and Aar-on, Na-dab, and A-bi-hu, and seventy of the elders of Is-ra-el; and worship ye afar off: (2) and Moses...
_AND MOSES WROTE ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD, AND ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND BUILDED AN ALTAR UNDER THE HILL, AND TWELVE PILLARS, ACCORDING TO THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL._ Moses wrote all the w...
THE RATIFICATION OF THE COVENANT 1. And he said] The first two vv. of this chapter are a continuation of the narrative from Exodus 20:21, which was interrupted by the insertion of the Book of the Cove...
AND MOSES WROTE] see on Exodus 17:14. The altar symbolised the presence of Jehovah, the twelve pillars represented the twelve tribes of Israel. These pillars were single unhewn stones which were smear...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 24 GOD’S SPECIAL PROMISE 1-18 V1 Then God spoke to Moses again. ‘C...
MOSES WROTE. — Comp. Exodus 17:14. The familiarity of Moses with writing is throughout presumed in the Pentateuch. One “learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians” under the nineteenth dynasty could n...
וַ יִּכְתֹּ֣ב מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֵ֚ת כָּל ־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְ
CHAPTER XXIV. _ THE COVENANT RATIFIED. THE VISION OF GOD._ Exodus 24:1 The opening words of this chapter ("Come up unto the Lord") imply, without explicitly asserting, that Moses was first sent dow...
THE COVENANT MADE AND SEALED BY BLOOD Exodus 24:1 Moses remained in communion with God while receiving the laws of the preceding Chapter s. When they were concluded he descended to ratify with all so...
We now come to the story of the preparation for the true order of worship. The elders of Israel were called to approach in company with Moses. So far as it had been received, the law was repeated in t...
_Titles. That is, pillars; (Challoner) or altars, round that made of turf; (chap. xx. 24); which represented God. Part of the blood was poured upon this altar, and the rest upon the Hebrews, to remind...
Perhaps this altar was designed to represent God's covenant, and the twelve pillars the twelve tribes of Israel. Moses standing between the altar and the pillars, perhaps represented the Lord Jesus as...
"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._And Moses _(308) _wrote all the words of the Lord_. This parenthesis is opportunely inserted; for we shall see a little further on that the book was read before the people; but, in order to awaken...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 24 AND 25. This covenant, made on condition of the obedience of the people, was confirmed by blood [1] (chap. 24.) The blood being shed, death having thus co...
AND MOSES WROTE ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD,.... Jarchi says, all from the creation, to the giving of the law, and the commands at Marah; but though these were written by him, yet not at this time; but...
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Ver. 4. _An altar._] Re...
_And Moses wrote the words of the Lord_ That there might be no mistake; as God dictated them on the mount, where, it has been thought by many, God taught him the use of letters; these Moses taught the...
1 Moses is called vp into the Mountaine. 3 The people promise obedience. 4 Moses buildeth an Altar, and twelue pillars. 6 Hee sprinkleth the blood of the Couenant. 9 The glory of God appeareth. 1...
MOSES SUMMONED BY GOD...
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, he recorded all the laws and ordinances which had been given till now, that none might be overlooked or forgotten, AND ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND BUIL...
D. THE FEAST OF THE COVENANT COMMANDED Exodus 24:1-2 1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. 2...
THE COVENANT WRITTEN AND READ TO THE PEOPLE (vs.1-8) Having finished declaring the rules and regulations connected with the law, the Lord tells Moses to come up to Him in the mountain, and to take wi...
1-8 A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. As soon as God separated to himself a peculiar pe...
MOSES WROTE, to wit, in a book, HEBREWS 9:19. And the ten commandments God himself wrote also in tables of stone, EXODUS 31:18. BUILDED AN ALTAR; representing God in Christ, as one party in the covena...
This chapter opens with an expression remarkably characteristic of the entire Mosaic economy. "And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elder...
Exodus 24:4 Moses H4872 wrote H3789 (H8799) words H1697 LORD H3068 early H7925 (H8686) morning H1242 built...
‘And Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh and rose up early in the morning and built an altar under the Mount, and twelve pillars in accordance with the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men o...
BUILDED Compare (Exodus 33:7). This arrangement for worship was temporarily called the "tabernacle....
Exodus 24:1. _And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near the LORD:...
CONTENTS: Order of worship prescribed, pending the building of the tabernacle. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, elders, Joshua, Hur. CONCLUSION: The unapproachable glory of God tells a s...
Exodus 24:5. _Young men._ These were of the firstborn, who were entitled to assist at the altar. Exodus 24:8. _The blood of the covenant,_ without which no man can approach the Lord. Exodus 24:9. _Se...
_Behold the blood of the covenant._ THE SPRINKLING OF BLOOD I. He sprinkled the book in his hand. It was the Bible of his day, and yet it needed sprinkling. And we hold our Bibles--do they need sprin...
EXODUS 24:1 Covenant Confirmed. This section describes three different aspects of the covenant being confirmed: (1) Moses leads the people of Israel in sacrificing to the Lord and in reconfirming the...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 24:4 This is one of three references in Exodus 1:1 to Moses writing (also Exodus 34:28) or being commanded to w
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 24:1. “And he said unto Moses.”] These words should be read in connection with Exodus 20:18. The order of events seems to be this—After Moses had received the ten commandments,...
COMPLETION OF THE COVENANT, AND ASCENT OF MOSES INTO THE CLOUD ON SINAI. EXPOSITION THE RATIFICATION OF THE COVENANT. The giving of the Book of the Covenant being
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near to the Lord: but thou sh...
wrote Deuteronomy 31:9 Joshua 24:26 and builded Exodus 20:24 twelve pillars Genesis 28:18...
And Moses wrote the words of the Lord — That there might be no mistake; as God dictated them on the mount, where, it is highly probable, God taught him the use of letters. These Moses taught the Israe...
How could Moses have written this when modern scholars say several different authors (JEPD) are responsible for it? PROBLEM: Modern critical scholars following Julius Wellhausen (19th century) claim t...