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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Exodus 34:1,2

Observe: the first tables, as well as the writing upon them, were wholly of the Lord. But these must now be hewn, and prepared by Moses. Is not the spiritual sense of it this? The original law, in the time of man's innocency, was written in the tables of the heart; and both the tables and the writing, were from the Lord. But when man by sin had broken the law, the ministry of man, like Moses, is made use of, but the law itself, even the scriptures of truth, are still of God. Reader! what a mercy is it that when you and I have by sin broken God's law, the Lord again writes his law, by his Spirit, upon our hearts. Jeremiah 31:31, with Hebrews 8:10.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XXXIV _Moses is commanded to hew two tables similar to the first, and_ _bring them up to the mount, to get the covenant renewed_, 1-3. _He prepares the tables and goes up to meet the Lord_,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HEW THEE - The former tables are called “the work of God;” compare Exodus 32:16. THE WORDS - See Exodus 34:28....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 34 THE RESULT: THE SECOND COVENANT AND THE GLORY _ 1. The command to hew two tables of stone (Exodus 34:1)_ 2. The proclamation of Jehovah (Exodus 34:5) 3. Moses' worship and prayer (Exodus...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Moses is commanded to hew two tables of stone, similar to those which he had broken (Exodus 32:19), and bring them up Sinai to Jehovah. The former tables are said (Exodus 32:16) to have been themselve...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HEW THEE TWO TABLES OF STONE, &C.— See Exodus 34:28. God being reconciled through Moses's intercession, the covenant is renewed. REFLECTIONS.—1. Moses is commanded to hew new tables for God to write u...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 34 And Je-ho-vah said unto Mo-ses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES, HEW THEE TWO TABLES OF STONE LIKE UNTO THE FIRST: AND I WILL WRITE UPON THESE TABLES THE WORDS THAT WERE IN THE FIRST TABLES, WHICH THOU BRAKEST._ Hew thee two tables o...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֔ה פְּסָל ־לְךָ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Former. Deuteronomy x. 1, adds, and come up to me into the mount, and I, &c. Here._...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 AND 34. We have now to examine a little what was taking place among the people, and on Moses's part, the faithful and zealous witness, as a servant of God...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES,.... Out of the cloudy pillar, at the door of the tabernacle, where he had been conversing with him in the most friendly manner, as related in the preceding chapter: HEW...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Exo. 34:1, Moses was commanded to hew two tables of stone like the first that were broken, signifying that after man had broken the Law which God wrote at first on the tables of his heart in innocency...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Hew thee two tables of stone like the first_ Before, God himself both provided the tables and wrote on them; now, Moses must prepare the tables, and God would only write upon them. This might be inte...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Tables are renued. 5 The Name of the Lord proclaimed. 8 Moses intreateth God to go with them. 10 God maketh a couenant with them, repeating certaine dueties of the first Table. 28 Moses afte...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE GLORIOUS VISION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, which the Lord Himself had fashioned : AND I WILL WRITE UPON THESE TABLES THE WORDS THAT WERE IN THE FIRST TABLES, WHICH...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-4 When God made man in his own image, the moral law was written in his heart, by the finger of God, without outward means. But since the covenant then made with man was broken, the Lord has used th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 34:1 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Moses H4872 Cut H6458 (H8798) two H8147 tablets H3871 stone...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    MOSES PREPARES TWO TABLETS OF STONE FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COVENANT AND GOES UP TO MEET GOD (EXODUS 34:1). Exodus 34:1 ‘And Yahweh said to Moses, “Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    HEW (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 20:4). _...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Second tables of the law. The new vision and commission. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: (Exodus 34:12-17). We cannot expect the benefit of God's promises unless we make conscie...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 34:1. Hew thee two tables of stone]. A task which could not have failed to make Moses feel abashed, and to impress him with a sense of humility as he reflected on his breaking...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Cut out two tables of stone, hew them out like the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which you broke. And be ready in the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    hew Exodus 31:18 Exodus 32:16 Exodus 32:19 Deuteronomy 10:1 I will Ex

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Moses must prepare for the renewing of the tables. Before God himself provided the tables, and wrote on them; now Moses must hew him out the tables, and God would only write upon them. When God was re...

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