Bible Commentary

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: It would appear that Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and seventy of the elders Exo 19:7 went a short distance up the mountain to eat the meal of the covenant (compare Gen 31:43-47), which must have consisted of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:9”

And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. 8. the blood of the covenant ] the blood by which the covenant is ratified. Cf. Heb 9:20; Heb 12:24 (noting vv. 18 21); 1Pe … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:8”

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. 7. the book of the covenant ] The ‘book,’ or scroll, just written ( v. 4), containing the laws of Exo 20:22 to Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:7”

And Moses took half of the blood, and put [it] in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 6. Half of the blood was thrown against the altar; the other half ( v. 8) was thrown over the people. Covenants were ratified in different ways: sometimes, for instance, the contracting parties … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:6”

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. 5. the young men, &c.] upon whom (cf. Jdg 17:5), as the strongest and most active members of the community (Ew., Di.), devolved in these times the duty of killing and cleaning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:5”

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 4. wrote ] that they might be preserved in a tangible form, and form the basis of a permanent covenant ( v. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:4”

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 3. the words and the judgements ] i.e. (see on Exo 21:1) both the positive commands, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:3”

And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 2. they (emph.)] Aaron, his two sons, and the elders. neither, &c.] Observe the gradation: the people generally are to remain at the foot of the mountain; Aaron, his two sons, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:2”

And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. 1. And unto Moses he said ] so the Heb. The emphasis on ‘Moses’ implies that Jehovah had before, in a part of the narrative now lost, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 24:1”

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. Verse 33. They shall not dwell in thy land] They must be utterly expelled. The land was the Lord’s, and he had given it to the progenitors … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 23:33”