Exodus 33:5

CHILDREN. sons. STIFFNEEKED PEOPLE. These have to be humbled; but an afflicted people is an object for Divine favour Compare Ch. Exodus 2:24; Exodus 2:25; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 4:31.... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:7

TABERNACLE. tent; eleven times called tent; Hebrew. _'ohel._ Not _the_ tabernacle, for this was not yet made, but. different building altogether, called "the tent of assembly "(see App-40). WITHOUT THE CAMP. In presence of corporate failure God withdraws Himself. Typical of our own day. Those who s... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:11

THE LORD SPAKE. See note on Exodus 6:10, and compare note on Exodus 3:7. FACE TO FACE. To emphasise the communion in the presence of corporate failure; this must ever be individual and personal. SERVANT. personal attendant, as in Exodus 24:13. Hebrew n'ar, rendered "servant '. 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Ki... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:12

WHOM. As promised in Exodus 32:34. BY NAME. Compare Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 49:1. In the presence of corporate failure all is individual, compare 2 Timothy 2:19. (In 1Tim, we see corporate rule; in 2Tim, we see corporate ruin. Hence, 2Tim is individual throughout). FOUND GRACE: or, favour. All is of gr... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:13

THY WAY. Different from Thy works. Compare Psalms 103:7. "Ways " are esoteric, "acts " are exoteric; we must go "outside the camp "to learn the "ways". of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:14

HE [JEHOVAH] SAID. See note on Exodus 3:7, and Compare Exodus 6:10. MY PRESENCE. If this verse be punctuated as. question, then we can understand verse Exodus 33:15, "Shall My presence go with thee, and shall. lead thee into rest? "as much as to _say,_ How can My presence go with thee after this re... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:16

WHEREIN... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis (App-6)._ SO SHALL WE BE: or, "and by our being". EARTH. Hebrew. _'adamah,_ ground.... [ Continue Reading ]

Exodus 33:19

GOODNESS. The glory could not have been endured; _grace_ comes first, _glory_ is reserved for the future. I WILL PROCLAIM THE NAME. This is done in Exodus 34:5.... [ Continue Reading ]

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