sea of the Philistines. the Mediterranean or "Great Sea".
from the desert. the desert of Shur.
the river. the Euphrates.
the inhabitants. Some codices, with The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel and one early printed edition, read "all the inhabitants".
Verse Exodus 23:31. _I WILL SET THY BOUNDS FROM THE RED SEA_] On the south-east, _even unto the sea of the Philistines _- the Mediterranean, on the north-west; _and from the desert _- of Arabia, or t...
In Exodus 23:23, the limits of the Land of Canaan, strictly so called, are indicated; to this, when the Israelites were about to take possession of it, were added the regions of Gilead and Bashan on t...
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 -...
The expulsion of the Canaanites will however be gradual: it will not be completed till the Israelites are numerous enough to fill effectually the territory vacated by them. Hence, with verbal variatio...
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...
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,...
AND I WILL SET THY BOUNDS— The bounds of the land _which they were to inherit,_ (Exodus 23:30.) are here set down: they were to be from the _Red Sea_ on the south-east, _unto the sea of the Philistine...
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...
_AND I WILL SET THY BOUNDS FROM THE RED SEA EVEN UNTO THE SEA OF THE PHILISTINES, AND FROM THE DESERT UNTO THE RIVER: FOR I WILL DELIVER THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND INTO YOUR HAND; AND THOU SHALT DRIV...
23:31 river; (b-24) Euphrates....
THE SEA OF THE PHILISTINES] the Mediterranean; the river is the Euphrates. These bounds were reached in the reign of Solomon: see 1 Kings 4:21, and cp. Genesis 15:18; Deuteronomy 11:24. 32, 33. The co...
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...
THY BOUNDS. — Those whose highest notion of prophecy identifies it with advanced human foresight naturally object to Moses having foretold the vast extent of empire which did not take place till the d...
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...
וְ שַׁתִּ֣י אֶת ־גְּבֻלְךָ֗ מִ יַּם ־סוּף֙
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...
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea (q) of the Philistines, and from the (r) desert unto the (s) river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou...
CHAPTER XXIII....
Joshua 1:3....
"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...
31._And I will set thy bounds. _There is no question that He confirms here the covenant which he had made with Abraham in somewhat different words. More briefly had it been said to Abraham, “Unto thy...
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...
AND I WILL SET THY BOUNDS,.... The bounds of the land of Canaan, which in process of time it should reach unto, though not at once, not until the times of David and Solomon, 2 Samuel 8:1 which bounds...
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive...
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...
And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea, on the south, EVEN UNTO THE SEA OF THE PHILISTINES, the Mediterranean, on the west, AND FROM THE DESERT of Arabia, on the southeast, UNTO THE RIVER, the Eup...
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...
Compare this place with GENESIS 15:18 NUMBERS 34:3. The sea of the Philistines, i.e. the Mediterranean or midland sea, upon whose coast the land of the Philistines lay. The desert, of Egypt or Arabia;...
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 23:31 set H7896 (H8804) bounds H1366 Red H5488 Sea H3220 sea H3220 Philistia H6430 desert H4057 River...
Yahweh's Promises and Warnings For The Future (Exodus 23:29). a The Canaanites to be driven out little by little so as to preserve the land until the Israelites are numerous enough to possess it all...
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...
_They shall not dwell in thy land._ LESSONS 1. God is the sovereign boundmaker to all nations on the earth. 2. Among all God hath promised to set the bounds of His Church on earth. 3. God’s suppre...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 23:27_ THE POWER OF MORAL FORCES In our estimation of the powers of the world we do not always give sufficient prominence to the power of moral forces. Much...
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...
I will set Genesis 15:18 Numbers 34:3 Deuteronomy 11:24 Joshua 1:4 1