Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:15
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
15. go a whoring after ] a term of disparagement for, ‘desert Jehovah for.’ The same expression, v. 16, Deu 31:16 (J); Lev 17:7; Lev 20:5 (Heb. ‘ after Molech’), both H; Jdg 2:17; Jdg 8:27; Jdg 8:33 (all the Deut. compiler); Eze 20:30; 1Ch 5:25: also, more generally, of following an unworthy object, Lev 20:6, Num 15:39 (both H); Eze 6:9.
and thou eat, &c.] See on Exo 18:12; and comp. esp. Num 25:2.
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15, 16. The consequences likely to follow from any alliance with the Canaanites: participation in their rites, and intermarriage with them, leading ( v. 16b) to still further idolatry.
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A covenant, for cohabitation, or to suffer them quietly to live among you, whom you should drive out.
Go a whoring, i.e. commit idolatry, which is oft called and compared to spiritual whoredom. See Jer 2; Jer 3; Eze 16.
And thou eat of his sacrifice to wit of the parts or remainders of his sacrifice, whereby thou wilt partake with him in an idolatrous worship; because such feasts were a part of the worship offered to the idol, and were accompanied with solemn benedictions and thanksgivings to the idol. See Num 25:2; Psa 106:28; Eze 18:6; 22:9; 1Co 10:20; Rev 2:20.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land,…. A marriage covenant, taking their daughters in marriage to their sons, and “vice versa”, as the following words show; here the caution is to be understood and the words supplied from Ex 34:12 and inserted and connected thus, “take heed to thyself, lest thou make”, c.
and they go a whoring after their gods that is, the inhabitants of the land, and particularly those with whom the Israelites made a covenant, and entered into a marriage relation with, and perhaps on this condition, that they would abstain from idolatry; and yet, contrary to the obligation they laid themselves under, lust after their idols, and commit spiritual fornication or adultery with them, which is explained by the next clause:
and do sacrifice unto their gods; such as the first institutors of their idolatry enjoined, and their ancestors had observed, and were according to the rites and customs of the country:
and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; invite to eat of what remained, that was offered to the idol: hence it appears, that having feasts at sacrifices, and eating things offered to idols in a festival way, are very ancient practices; see 1Co 10:27.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15, 16) Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants.If a covenant were made with the idolatrous nations of Canaan, and they were allowed to dwell in the land together with the Israelites (Exo. 23:33), the danger would be, in the first place, that Israel would be induced to partake in the idol-feasts; secondly, that intermarriages would take place; and thirdly, that such Israelites as married idolatrous wives would be persuaded by them to join in their worship, and would thus be seduced into actual idolatry. Solomons example shows the reality of the peril. (See 1Ki. 11:1-8.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 34:15. Thou eat of his sacrifice Eating of sacrifices offered to false gods, was an express declaration of communicating in the worship of those gods: this will shew the force of St. Paul’s reasoning, 1Co 10:20.
REFLECTIONS.God graciously answers Moses in the renewal of his covenant with them; and an astonishing instance of mercy it was.
1. He promises to go with them, to work his miracles in the midst of them for their comfort and the terror of their enemies; and to bring them into the promised land. Note; It is a marvellous thing how any soul gets safe to heaven, and we shall be a wonder to ourselves when we come thither.
2. He solemnly enjoins them to beware of idolatry, lest his jealousy again should be awakened, and burn like fire against them. They must take care of every occasion that might lead them aside. They must not only worship no other God, nor make any image to represent him, but they must destroy every monument of idolatry, and utterly avoid every connexion with those nations who might ensnare them. Learn, (1.) The great danger of being unequally yoked with unbelievers: they will more easily succeed to turn us aside from God, than we shall to turn them to him. (2.) The necessity of removing from us whatever may be a snare to us, and particularly of avoiding every occasion which would stir up our easily-besetting sin.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Exo 34:15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Ver. 15. And one call thee. ] Any one of the idolatrous rout, if he do but hold up his finger to thee, thou wilt easily follow him. Cereus in vitium flecti. a
a Horat.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
sacrifice. Hebrew. zabah. App-43.
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make: Exo 34:10, Exo 34:12, Exo 23:32, Deu 7:2
whoring: Lev 17:7, Lev 20:5, Lev 20:6, Num 15:39, Deu 31:16, Jdg 2:17, Psa 73:27, Jer 3:9, Ezr 6:9, Hos 4:12, Hos 9:1, Rev 17:1-5
call thee: Num 25:2, 1Co 10:27
eat: Psa 106:28, 1Co 8:4, 1Co 8:7, 1Co 8:10, 1Co 10:20, 1Co 10:21, Rev 2:20
Reciprocal: Gen 28:1 – Thou shalt Deu 7:3 – General Jos 24:15 – or the gods Jdg 8:33 – went 1Ch 5:25 – a whoring 2Ch 21:13 – a whoring Psa 106:36 – And Eze 18:6 – not Hos 1:2 – for Act 15:20 – from pollutions