Bible Commentary

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of [their] welfare; and they came into the tent. 7. Moses receives his father-in-law with the usual Oriental etiquette. did obeisance ] lit. bowed himself down, in Eastern fashion: cf. Gen 23:7; Gen 23:12; Gen 33:3; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:7”

And he said unto Moses, I thy father-in-law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 6. am come ] rather, am coming (the ptcp.; cf. Gen 29:6 cometh,’ lit is coming). ‘Said’ must mean here, ‘said by the hand of messengers’: see the next verse. Perhaps it is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:6”

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: 5. into the wilderness, &c.] The ‘mount of God’ (Exo 3:1) is Horeb, the ‘wilderness’ consequently can be only the ‘wilderness of Sinai,’ ‘in font of the mount,’ which, however, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:5”

And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: 4. the God of my father ] Exo 3:6 (E), Exo 15:2 (the Song). from the sword of Pharaoh ] cf. Exo 2:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:4”

And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: 3. I have been a sojourner in a foreign land ] Repeated verbatim from Exo 2:22. Eliezer is mentioned only here. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:3”

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back, 2 4. In all probability an addition of the compiler, made for the purpose of harmonizing the statement in v. 5 that Moses’ sons (in the plural) and his wife were with Jethro, with Exo 2:15 (J) which mentions the birth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:2”

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; 1. Jethro (Exo 3:1), the priest of Midian ] See on Exo 2:15-16. how that ] for. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:1”

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation. 16. A solemn poetical utterance of Moses, swearing war for ever on Jehovah’s part against Amalek. Yah hath sworn ] This rendering cannot be right. The Heb. is A hand upon (or to [as Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 17:16”

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: 15. Moses erects an altar, to offer upon it a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, and to preserve the memory of the victory for the future. For other examples of commemorative altars, with names, see Gen 33:20 (unless, as the verb used here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 17:15”

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this [for] a memorial in a book, and rehearse [it] in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 14. this ] the preceding incident. in a book ] The Heb., as pointed, is, in the book, whence it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 17:14”