Bible Commentary

But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem [him] not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. Either without a gift to me, so it is a precept; or without benefit to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:20”

All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is] male. 19. and all, &c.] Something must be out of order: since the first born of cattle are included among ‘all that first openeth the womb,’ ‘mine’ cannot logically be the predicate of and all &c. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:19”

The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt. 18. See on Exo 23:15 a. 19, 20a (to redeem). See on Exo 13:12-13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:18”

Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 17. Molten gods thou shalt not make thee ] Cf. Lev 19:4 (H) ‘And molten gods ye shall not make you ’; also, for the general thought, Exo 20:23. Vv. 18 26 agree, for the most part verbally, with Exo 13:13-14; Exo 23:12; Exo 23:15-19. The agreements and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:17”

And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 16. and thou take, &c.] Intermarriage with Canaanites is forbidden, for the same reason, in Deu 7:3 f.; cf. Jos 23:12 (D 2 [221] ), and Jdg … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:16”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:15”

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God: 14. thou shalt not worship any other god ] Cf. the plural ‘other gods,’ in Exo 20:3. ‘Worship’ is lit. bow down (Exo 20:5), as regularly. whose name is Jealous ] on ‘name’ (= ‘character’), see on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:14”

But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 13. The altars and religious emblems of the Canaanites to be utterly destroyed. Cf. Exo 23:24, with the references; and the almost verbal repetitions in Deu 7:5; Deu 12:3. pillars ] or standing-stones: see on Exo 23:24. Ashrim ] The plur. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:13”

Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: 12. Take heed to thyself ] Also a phrase common in Dt. (Deu 4:9; Deu 4:23, Deu 6:12 Heb., Deu 8:11 Heb., Deu 11:16 al.). lest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:12”

Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 11. that which I am commanding thee this day ] viz. the injunction which follows ( v. 12 ff.), to have no dealings … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:11”