Bible Commentary

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 7. seen the affliction ] Exo 4:31; Gen 31:42; Deu 26:7 al. taskmasters ] The Egyptian superintendents of the labour-gangs, or corve (see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:7”

Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 6. Moreover ] And (carrying on v. 4b in E). the God of thy father ] Exo 15:2, Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:6”

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground. 5. shoes ] properly (as always) sandals. Cf. Jos 5:15 (J). The removal of the sandals is still the usual mark of reverence, upon entering a mosque, or other holy place, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:5”

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I. 4. And when, &c.] In the Heb., And Jehovah saw , and God called, &c., to which the division of sources does no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:4”

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 3. Moses would fain approach nearer, and learn the reason of the marvel, why the bush was not consumed. Moses, Moses ] The duplication, as Gen 22:11; Gen 46:2 (both E). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:3”

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed. 2. the angel of Jehovah ] The ‘angel of Jehovah,’ or, in E (Exo 14:19, Gen 21:17; Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:2”

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb. 1. Moses acts as his father-in-law’s shepherd. According to P (Exo 7:7) Moses was now 80 years of age, and some … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 3:1”

And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them]. 25. saw ] viz. with attention and sympathy. took knowledge of them] lit. knew (them), i.e. noticed, regarded them: ‘know,’ as Gen 18:21 (RV.), Amo 3:2, Psa 1:6; Psa 37:18 al. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 25. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 2:25”

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 24. their groaning ] Exo 6:5 a (P). and God remembered ] cf. Exo 6:5 b; also Gen 8:1; Gen 19:29 (all P). his covenant with Abraham, &c.] The covenant concluded with Abraham and Isaac (Gen 17:7-8; Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 2:24”

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 23a (J). The death of the king of Egypt, the Pharaoh of v. 15. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 2:23”