Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 23:21
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him.
21. A warning against disobedience.
hearken unto his voice ] Cf. Exo 15:26, Exo 19:5.
be not rebellious (or defiant) against him ] Num 20:24, Psa 78:40 al.
my name
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 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 need not be said, He will not pardon your transgressions, for neither man nor angel could do it.
My name is in him.] The Jehovah dwells in him; in him dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily; and because of this he could either pardon or punish. All power is given unto me in heaven and earth, Mt 28:18.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He will not pardon your transgressions, i.e. he will severely punish you for them, by a common meiosis, as Exo 20:7. Understand, if you continue obstinate in your sins.
My name is in him, Heb. is in his inward parts, i.e. is intimately united to him, according to Joh 14:11,
I am in the Father, and the Father in me. It not only signifies that he acts in his name, and by his power and authority, which even the apostles did, and other ministers of the gospel do, and therefore it is unreasonable to think no more is ascribed to this Angel; but that his Divine nature or essence is in him, whence he is called the Lord our Righteousness, Jer 23:6; and God, who will not give his glory to another, Isa 42:8, hath given it to Christ, that all men should honour the Son even as they honour the Father, Joh 5:23, which never was nor can be said of any angel without blasphemy. Add to this, that the word name is oft put for the thing or being, whether it be human or Divine, as is manifest from Deu 28:58; Psa 20:1; 115:1; Isa 30:27; Act 1:15; Rev 3:4; 11:13. And so it must be here, because this name is not said to be given to him, as it would be, if it were properly taken; but to be in him; or in his inwards, which agrees well to the Divine nature or essence, but not to the mere name.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
21. my name is in himThisangel is frequently called Jehovah and Elohim, that is, God.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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 his voice; hearken to what he says, and cheerfully, readily, and punctually do as he orders:
provoke him not; by unbelief, by murmurings and complaints, by unbecoming words and actions, by transgressing his commands, and acting contrary to his will;
for he will not pardon your transgressions: or suffer them to pass unchastised and uncorrected, but will, as he did, take vengeance on their inventions, and on them because of them, though he forgave their iniquities; for that he was such an Angel as could forgive sin, which none but God can do, is evident; because it would be absurd to say he will not pardon, if he could not pardon their transgressions, see Mt 9:6,
for my name is in him; the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father; the nature and perfections of God are in the Word and Son of God, and so his name Jehovah, which is peculiar to him; Christ is Jehovah our righteousness: or “though my name is in him” m; as Abendana and others, his name the Lord God, gracious and merciful, pardoning iniquity, transgression and sin, as afterwards proclaimed in him; and yet, notwithstanding this, he would not clear the guilty, or suffer the Israelites to go unpunished, if they offended him: the Targum of Onkelos is,
“or in my name is his word,”
he is my ambassador and speaks in my name.
m “quamvis nomen menum”, Drusius.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(21) 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.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 15:18Gen 15:18 ; Num 14:11 ; Joh 1:18 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 23:21 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 Php 2:6 Heb 1:3 . See Trapp on “ Php 2:6 “ See Trapp on “ Heb 1:3 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
transgressions = Hebrew. pasha. App-44. My name. Compare Jer 23:26. Col 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.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Beware of him: Psa 2:12, Mat 17:5, Heb 12:25
provoke him not: Num 14:11, Psa 78:40, Psa 78:56, Eph 4:30, Heb 3:10, Heb 3:16
he will not: Exo 32:34, Num 14:35, Deu 18:19, Jos 24:19, Jer 5:7, Heb 3:11, Heb 10:26-29, Heb 12:25, 1Jo 5:16
my name: Exo 3:14, Exo 34:5-7, Psa 72:19, Psa 83:18, Isa 7:14, Isa 9:6, Isa 42:8, Isa 45:6, Isa 57:15, Jer 23:6, Mat 1:23, Joh 5:23, Joh 10:30, Joh 10:38, Joh 14:9, Joh 14:10, Col 2:9, Rev 1:8, Rev 2:8, Rev 2:23, Rev 3:7
Reciprocal: Gen 48:16 – Angel Exo 14:19 – the angel Exo 33:3 – lest I Exo 34:7 – that will by no means clear the guilty Exo 36:1 – according Exo 39:42 – according Exo 40:16 – according Num 1:54 – General 1Ch 13:6 – whose name 2Ch 6:5 – my name 2Ch 20:9 – thy name Psa 75:1 – for that Isa 63:9 – the angel Isa 63:10 – he was Jer 11:4 – Obey Jer 11:7 – in the Mic 5:4 – in the majesty Zec 3:1 – the angel Zec 3:6 – the Zec 12:8 – as the Mar 9:7 – hear Joh 1:18 – he hath 1Co 10:9 – tempt Rev 19:12 – a name
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:21 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.