transgressions. Hebrew. pasha. App-44. My name. Compare Jeremiah 23:26; Colossians 2:9.
the Hivites. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, and one early printed edition, read "and the Hivites".
them. the six nations. See App-10.
Verse Exodus 23:21. _HE WILL NOT PARDON YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS_] He is not like a man, with whom ye may think that ye may trifle; were he either man or _angel_, in the common acceptation of the term, it...
CHAPTER 23 FURTHER JUDGMENTS AND DIRECTIONS _ 1. Concerning unrighteous dealings of various kinds (Exodus 23:1)_ 2. Concerning the seventh year (Exodus 23:10) 3. Concerning the three feasts (Exodus...
EXODUS 23:20 E. CLOSING DISCOURSE (Exodus 23:23 a, Exodus 23:27, and Exodus 23:31 b -...
A warning against disobedience. _hearken unto his voice_ Cf. Exodus 15:26; Exodus 19:5. BE NOT REBELLIOUS (or DEFIANT) AGAINST HIM] Numbers 20:24;...
Hortatory epilogue. The laws which Israel is to observe have been defined: and now Jehovah declares what He will do for His people if it is obedient to His voice (_v._22): He will give it prosperity,...
An angel is to guide Israel on its journey to Canaan: his instructions must be received with the same respect and fear as those of Jehovah Himself; for Jehovah will Himself be speaking in him....
Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33 _The Book of the Covenant_ The -Book of the Covenant" (see Exodus 24:7 in explanation of the name) is the oldest piece of Hebrew legislation that we possess. The laws co...
DISCOURSE: 94 THE DANGER OF WILFUL AND OBSTINATE DISOBEDIENCE Exodus 23:20. Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 23 THOU SHALT NOT TAKE UP A FALSE REPORT: PUT NOT THY HAND WITH THE WICKED TO BE AN UNRIGHTEOUS WITNESS. (2) THOU SHALT NOT FOLLOW A MULTITUDE TO DO EVIL; NEITHER SHALT...
_BEHOLD, I SEND AN ANGEL BEFORE THEE, TO KEEP THEE IN THE WAY, AND TO BRING THEE INTO THE PLACE WHICH I HAVE PREPARED._ Behold, I send an Angel before thee. The word "Behold" introduces a new paragra...
THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT (CONCLUDED) 1-19. Miscellaneous Laws....
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 23 LAWS ABOUT HOW TO BE FAIR AND HOW TO BE KIND – VERSES 1-9 V1 Th...
THE PROMISES OF GOD TO ISRAEL, IF THE COVENANT IS KEPT. (20-33) The Book of the Covenant terminates, very appropriately, with a series of promises. God is “the rewarder of them that diligently seek hi...
MY NAME IS IN HIM. — God and His Name are in Scripture almost convertible terms. He is never said to set His Name in a man....
הִשָּׁ֧מֶר מִ פָּנָ֛יו וּ שְׁמַ֥ע בְּ קֹלֹ֖ו
PART V.--ITS SANCTIONS. Exodus 23:20. This summary of Judaism being now complete, the people have to learn what mighty issues are at stake upon their obedience. And the transition is very striking fr...
PROMISE OF ENTRANCE INTO CANAAN Exodus 23:18 This Angel must have been the Lord himself, for Stephen said expressly that the Angel was with Moses at the burning bush, where Jehovah revealed Himself,...
The enactments now recorded have to do with the administration of justice. A study of them reveals that true justice is always merciful and yet makes sterner demand than any moral code of laws. The di...
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my (m) name [is] in him. (m) I will give him my authority, and he will govern you in my name....
_Forgive. Dimittet, as well as the Hebrew and Septuagint, may signify, "he will not abandon." (Haydock) --- My name. Moses, Josue, and still more our Saviour, acted in the name and by the authority of...
Genesis 15:18; Genesis 15:18; Numbers 14:11; John 1:18....
"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...
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...
BEWARE OF HIM,.... Of his face or countenance; observe his looks towards you in a providential way, whether frowning or smiling; observe his directions and instructions, laws and commands: AND OBEY H...
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him. Ver. 21. _My name is in him,_] i.e., He is of the same nature with myself. See...
Exo. 23:20-23. God says of this angel, "My name is in Him." God had a little before, from this same Mount Sinai, declared to Moses with very great solemnity that He might thereby make Him known to the...
_Behold, I send an Angel before thee_ The Angel of the covenant: accordingly, the Israelites, in the wilderness, are said to _tempt Christ._ It is promised that this blessed Angel should _keep them in...
1 Of slander and false witnesse. 3.6 Of iustice. 4 Of charitablenesse. 10 Of the yeere of rest. 12 Of the Sabbath. 13 Of idolatrie. 14 Of the three feasts. 18 Of the blood and the fat of the sac...
CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY...
Beware of Him, and obey His voice, provoke Him not, do not embitter Him; FOR HE WILL NOT PARDON YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS; FOR MY NAME IS IN HIM. The salvation of the children of Israel would depend upon th...
C. FIRST FORM OF THE LAW OF THE POLITICAL COMMONWEALTH Exodus 21:1 to Exodus 23:33 _a. Right of Personal Freedom (according to Bertheau, ten in number)_ 1Now these _are_ the judgments [ordinances] w...
INSISTENCE ON HONESTY (vs.1-9) Consistently with the language of law, the question of honesty is looked at from a negative viewpoint, that is, emphasizing what one should not do. How easily one may c...
20-33 It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this...
HE WILL NOT PARDON YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS, i.e. he will severely punish you for them, by a common meiosis, as EXODUS 20:7. Understand, if you continue obstinate in your sins. MY NAME IS IN HIM, Heb. _is...
The study of this section of our book is eminently calculated to impress the heart with a sense d God's unsearchable wisdom and infinite goodness. It enables one to form some idea of the character of...
Exodus 23:21 Beware H8104 (H8734) of H6440 obey H8085 (H8798) voice H6963 provoke H4843 (H8686) pardon...
YAHWEH'S PROMISE THAT HE WILL SEND HIS ANGEL WITH THEM (EXODUS 23:20). Yahweh now confirms that He will go with His people into Canaan. This section may be analysed as follows: a Yahweh will send H...
EXPANSION OF THE TEN WORDS OF THE COVENANT (EXODUS 20:22 TO EXODUS 23:33). In this section, which is composed of elements put together mainly in chiastic form (see later), Yahweh expands on the Ten W...
CONTENTS: Judgments on the national feasts. Instructions concerning the conquest of Canaan. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God's angels will keep the believer in the way, though it lay through...
Exodus 23:1. _Put not thine hand with the wicked,_ do not conspire or agree with them. Exodus 23:3. _Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man._ The meaning of this and the former verse is, there sha...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 23:20 The ANGEL who will go before Israel is closely identified with God himself: MY NAME IS IN HIM implies God’s nature and character; to OBEY HIS VOICE is t
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 23:20_ DIVINE GUIDANCE I. THERE IS A DIVINE WAY. There is a divine way for individuals. Joseph, Abraham, Daniel, and David were led in the right way. The sa...
THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT.—_Continued_. EXPOSITION EXODUS 23:1 MISCELLANEOUS LAWS—_continued_. The same want of logical arrangement appears in this chapter as in the preceding one. The first nine ve...
Thou shalt not raise a false report: [perjury] to put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. [In other words, conspiracy in perjury.] Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; [Yo...
beware of him Psalms 2:12 Matthew 17:5 Hebrews 12:25 provoke him not Numbers 14:11...
Beware of him, and obey his voice; provoke him not — It is at your peril if you do; for my name — My nature, my authority is in him....