Bible Commentary

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. My back parts, i.e. imperfectly and in part, as when we see only a mans back parts, and not his face. Thou shalt see a shadow or obscure delineation of my glory, as much … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:23”

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: That thou mayst not be undone by thy own desires, nor swallowed up with the sight of my glory. Fuente: English Annotations … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:22”

And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 21. stand ] better, station thyself: cf. Exo 34:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 21 23. Jehovah accordingly bids Moses stand where he may see, as He passes by, not His full glory, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:21”

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 20. The thought that no one could ‘see God,’ at least in His full glory, ‘and live,’ is often expressed in the OT.: cf. Gen 32:30, Deu 4:33; Deu 5:24; Deu 5:26, Jdg 6:22 f., Exo 13:22, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:20”

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 19. goodness ] goodliness or comeliness, viz. of the Divine appearance; cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:19”

And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. 18. Shew me ] Here, as a modern English reader would expect, ‘make me to see,’ not as in v. 13, ‘make me to know.’ thy glory ] Thy full majesty. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 18 23. Moses repeats, in a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:18”

And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 17. this thing also ] i.e., as the text stands, accompany you personally to Canaan ( v. 16): but, if vv. 14 16 (see on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:17”

For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth. 16. For how can it be known … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:16”

And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence. 15. Moses replies that if Jehovah will not go with them, they prefer to remain where they are, in the neighbourhood of their God (Exo 19:4), at Sinai. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Exo 33:15-17 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:15”

And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest. 14. Jehovah promises that His presence shall go with Moses (as the representative of His people), and that He will give him and with him the people rest. The words do not however seem very suitable as an answer to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 33:14”