So if their dads were guilty of doing a stupid thing, they'll usually follow that because that's the role model that they had. IN THE CLOUD; in the cloudy pillar, which ordinarily stood up in the [Note: See J. Carl Laney, "Gods Self-Revelation in Exodus 34:6-8," Bibliotheca Sacra 158:629 (January-March 2001):36-51.]. And afterward all the children of Israel came near: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. That's how high God prizes you. His relationship was with them as they then were, redeemed from Egypt by His power and brought to Himself indeed, but only after an outward sort, neither born of God, nor justified. WebExodus 34:5-7New International Version. No covenant was to be made with them, no peace treaty. (1.) Their conduct proved that His grace had not at all entered into their hearts. How greatly blessed then is the Christian, and what the manner and measure of the worship and the walk which become those to whom grace has given such a knowledge of God! This is greatly confirmed by what follows. (378) A.V. The Lord God is air above the mount, but came down to the top of it when God spake It may be looked at in its general and historical bearing, more abstractly as a moral test. He will not undertake to unfold His Father's words to men in the millennium. Men look at their fallen brothers through their sin; but God looks at man through the idealised [sic] life, with a love that imputes to him every virtue for Christs sake." His joy in this discovery which God had made of himself, and his thankfulness for it. Ready to exchange Bitcoin for another asset? He descended in the cloud, probably that pillar of cloud which had hitherto gone before Israel, and had the day before met Moses at the door of the tabernacle. Merciful, first because mans misery makes him first an object of pity (Judges 10:16; Isaiah 63:19). The Jew had it after this outward sort, all being comparatively external in Israel. That he is a good God. There's a difference between seeing and observing, and God isn't saying, "see the things I command you, but observe", that is see and live in harmony with it. It is not Christianity to talk of "deficiencies of the Spirit," any more than of "still remaining tendencies to sin;" still less to call in the discipline of the law to mend matters. For the presence of God with his people Israel in the wilderness: "I pray thee, go among us, for thy presence is all in all to our safety and success." This follows here. They are only a faint and partial adumbration of the infinite reality, and could not possibly be more. marg. When the people first swore their faithfulness to the covenant, they promised to keep all its requirements (see 24:3-8), but in practice they failed badly. Certain things which happened to Israel may be types for the Christian, but nothing more. 5 The Name of the Lord proclaimed. But Moses took his stand in the gate and said, "Who is on Jehovah's side? Now this mingling of grace with the law is the kind of system which Christians have accepted as Christianity. Who does not know that this was to secure the people always being acceptable before God! That is clarified a little bit more in the commandments that God gave, for it there adds, "to those that continue in them. At the end of these communications a call is given Moses to come up to Jehovah. Gods boundless mercy is to sinful manLike to the ever wealthy ocean;Which, though it sends forth thousand streams, tis neerKnown, or else seen, to be the emptier.. Exodus 40:17), with all its parts and vessels in due order; secondly, the obedience of Moses according to all that Jehovah commanded him. Exodus is designed for people who have never used an exchange. He reproaches them once more with being a stiff-necked people; He will not go up in the midst of them, lest He should consume them in the way. For I will cast out the nations before thee, enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year. The pardon of Israel's sin in worshipping the calf was now to pass the seals; and God, by this declaration, would let them know that he pardoned ex mero motu--merely out of his own good pleasure, not for their merits' sake, but from his own inclination to forgive. But looking onward to the day of glory that is coming, when the Lord will be publicly manifested, and we manifested with Him, changed into His glorious likeness, it might have been thought that surely His service will cease then. For any father to make any kind of a sexual advance towards his daughter, something's got to be sick, sick, sick. God himself is the God may treat them as the people of Moses, and say, "They are the people you have brought up: they are your people." Hence, therefore, appears the extent of His goodness, since He blots out an infinite mass of iniquities. And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. WebThat's the way Joel understood Exodus 34:57. CHAPTER 34 THE RESULT: THE SECOND COVENANT AND THE GLORY The first of the firstfruits of the land ( Exodus 34:24-26 ), Notice, "the first of the firstfruits" is what God demands from you, not the leftovers. He who has wrought expiation for our sins is our life, and at the same time He is the object whom God has revealed to our faith. Now, in all these things it is the display of what God is to man; God Himself in His own sole majesty in the ark, God Himself associated with man, with Israel, in the show-bread, God Himself with this light of the sanctuary or the power of the Spirit of God. God expounds eleven attributes: YHWH, El, the Merciful One, the Gracious One, the Longsuffering One, the Mighty One, the Kind and Loving One, the True One, the One who Preserves Kindness, the Forgiving One, and the Chastising One. The New Tables of the Law for the People prone to a Hierarchy. God's promises are intended, not to supersede, but to direct and encourage, prayer. Exodus 30:1-38; Exodus 30:1-38 resumes the account, for a reason already explained, of the various vessels of the sanctuary which had to follow the priesthood, and pursue the truth meant by it, namely, the means of access to God. (2.) What impression it made upon him: Moses made haste, and bowed his head,Exodus 34:8; Exodus 34:8. It is of great interest to observe that the silver paid in by the children of Israel, a bekah or half shekel each, was applied to the production of the silver sockets of the veil, and the hooks of the columns. The Christian has it also, and in a far better way. A few words on this subject may not be amiss for any souls that have not adequately considered the matter, as there is hardly anything on which men are so much at fault as this question. But is it a fact that the church at Jerusalem had the deepest enjoyment of God in apostolic times? Exodus 34:5 clause of Exodus 34:28, the pronoun _he_ refers, not to Mose _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Exodus 34:5_ The seventh year was to be enjoyed as the land's Sabbath, even as the seventh day by each Israelite, who must avoid naming false gods, but keep the due feasts thrice a year to the true God, not offering blood with leavened bread, nor letting the fat remain till the morning A prohibition occurs of a peculiar kind, and is repeated not only in a later part of this book, but also in Deuteronomy: "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk." that pillar of cloud which had hitherto gone before Israel, and had Sinai." WebExodus 34:1-4 The second promulgation of the moral law, by the renewal of the two tables may teach us I. *Dr. Fairbairn views Christ's whole undertaking as symbolized already in the furniture and services of the Most Holy Place, and therefore considers the things belonging to the Holy Place as directly referring only to the works and services of His people. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE DIVINE NAME. Such an one may be very ignorant, no doubt; but at any rate his heart is made up to obey the Lord his desire is Godward. Before we can behold the vision of Eternal Love we must be willing to The angels ever, Draw strength from gazing on its glance,Though none its meaning fathom may;The Words unwithered countenanceIs bright as at Mount Sinais day., Sun-Splendours! [Note: Meyer, pp. They are quoted in Nehemiah 9:17; Psalms 86:15; 103:8; 145:8; Joel 2:15; Jonah 4:2; and also Numbers 14:18. He visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children. out like the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that The Matthew Henry' Commentary comments on this by saying: "Thus Moses, like a man of a truly public spirit, intercedes even for the children that should be born. The more we see of God's goodness the more ashamed we should be of our own sins, and the more earnest for an interest in it. The coat of fine linen embroidered means personal righteousness in ways, set off with every beauty of grace. From this moment a new plea is urged: the faultiness of the people is used as a reason why God should go up the very reason which righteousness made a ground for refusing to go with them, lest His anger should burn against such a stiff-necked people. This always abides; for the law is lawful if a man use it lawfully. It bespeaks promised goodness, goodness and truth put together, goodness engaged by promise, and his faithfulness pledged for the security of it. Against the fruits of the Spirit there is no law, as the apostle so emphatically says to the Galatians. For instance, in the earlier half of Exodus, where we have God's dealings in grace, the Sabbath-day is brought in, marked out by the bread God provided for His people, the manna the figure of Christ come down from heaven to be the food of the hungry on earth: then followed the Sabbath at once. When Moses ceased to commune with fulfill three conditions: (1) _Earliness_: My soul, be ready in the But in every soul there is the absolute separation of the Holy Spirit from conversion. promises unless we make conscie Exodus 34:1. Is it not His grace shown in man, even in the man Christ Jesus? We are children, members of the family of God. Jehovah directs the attention of Moses to the camp, saying, "I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight." The name el, is added, which, originally derived from strength, is often used for God, and is one of His names. But we may refer toExodus 35:1-35; Exodus 35:1-35 as the witness to the zeal of the congregation for the construction and service of the sanctuary, opened by the law of the sabbath stated here for the last time in the book. A man hitherto has been altogether indifferent to the word of God. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, The Lord, the Lord, the This is a branch of God's goodness which the wickedness of sinners gives occasion for; that of Israel had done so: they had tried his patience, and experienced it. Very often it is not so little a while, as many of us know to our cost. Let a man once steal, and he is never trusted again, even though he has made reparation for it. Encouraged by this revelation Moses requested again (cf. Yet what perhaps, well it's not even any worse, but fathers that abuse their own sons. (2.) He not only does good, but by his promise he raises our expectation of it, and even binds himself to show mercy. WebExodus 34:5 And the Lord descended in the cloud The same with the cloudy pillar, which was now gone up from the door of the tabernacle, and was on high in the air over the WebExodus 34:1 Now the LORD said to Moses, "Cut out for yourself two stone tablets like the former ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets It is the peculiar property and glory of the word of God that it communicates not merely a truth here and there, but the truth; and this in the person of Christ. They prepare the way for types which, instead of displaying God in Christ to man, set forth rather man drawing near by the appointed channel to God. How I thank God that both of my parents were committed Christians. To forsake God and follow other religious ideas would be spiritual adultery, compared to the unfaithfulness of a woman who leaves her husband for another man (12-17).Accompanying the renewal of the covenant was a command to the people never to forget their deliverance from Egypt. That is, we are children as having God's own nature. "Oh no," says Moses, "they are Thine; and Thou art their only hope." Had there been any true understanding of their own state in the sight of God they had confessed that, however righteous the obligation to render obedience to the law, they being unrighteous could only be proved guilty under such a proof. PROCLAIMED THE NAME OF THE LORD, called out and explained the THIRD SECTION Thousands have found mercy; but there are stores for thousands yet.(2.) Thank God there's always a way out, there's always-God has provided a way out through the blood of Jesus Christ that can wash, and cleanse us. The attributes of God mentioned in this passage are usually cited as follows: (6) forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin (a summary of all wickedness). This is pursued to the end of the chapter, and in a very interesting way. And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before the mount. "If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature and the old things are passed away, and every thing becomes new"( 1 Corinthians 5:13 ). He is Jehovah, the Lord, who has his being of himself, and is the fountain of all being, Jehovah-El, the Lord, the strong God, a God of almighty power himself, and the original of all power. The One inscription was in the shoulder-pieces. But these are not the only things. It consisted of a declaration by God of the truth These verses, as Stock says, show that the revelation of God was not merely to the outward sight, but chiefly to the heart and mind of Moses. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 34:5-7 Commentary on Exodus 34:5-9 (Read Exodus 34:5-9) The Lord descended by some open token of his presence and manifestation of his glory in a cloud, and thence proclaimed his NAME; that is, the perfections and character which are denoted by the name JEHOVAH. Additional reminders concerned requirements for sacrifices and firstfruits (25-26; see 23:18-19).God then made a declaration that the covenant Israel had broken was now re-established. Scripture is positive that the veil is His flesh, but then it is as manifesting the Lord as man here below. His angel is promised, not only to keep and lead Israel, but to bring them in, spite of the doomed Canaanites, who should be driven out: they should have no covenant with them or their gods. upon the children. Christ is essentially apart from sin and sinners; we by grace are set apart. It is God displaying Himself in Christ; but those who had this connection with Christ were Israel. Once more the Divine justice operates through natural laws, visiting the iniquity of the fathers, &c. How? Now that's asking God for an awful lot. What a place for us, and for us now! WebHis thoughts are with the nation of Israel and the reaching of the goal God had set for them: the conquest of Canaan. But sincerity will not serve in lieu of His word; and our own thoughts and desires can never be trusted as a standard of principle or of practice. closely with the last section of the preceding chapter, and must be Active; forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin.. The same with the cloudy pillar, which was now gone up from the door of the tabernacle, and was on high in the air over the mount, and on which the Lord now descended in it, as he had before, Exodus 19:9: and stood with him there; not Moses stood with the Lord, as the Vulgate Latin version; but the Lord, or the cloud in which the Lord was, stood near to Moses: and proclaimed the name of the Lord: Jehovah declared with a loud voice out of the cloud, that the Lord was there; the Targum of Jonathan is, "and Moses called on or in the name of the Word of the Lord;''. If you only knew the high value God placed upon you, you'd be amazed, if you knew how highly God prized you. First, they were all washed in the water, Aaron and his sons. After this follow the general institutions of the law, which mainly insist on retribution. In the last "And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; and to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. However, we find that God was pleased to give subsequently and separately, but yet in connection with the ten words, certain ordinances which concerned Israel in their worship. God himself is the Deuteronomy 10:4_. Next, from the latter part ofExodus 27:1-21; Exodus 27:1-21 we have a change evident, and of more weight. It was the power of the Spirit. were in the first tables, which you broke. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith. THE SECOND GIVING OF THE LAW We see this demonstrated all the time. REPRESENTATIVE (EXODUS 34:5). All such doings, &c., must be referred to and compared with the glories that here compose Gods name. This is the God we worship, not the fiction of a disordered fancy or a diseased mind, but the Lord, the Lord God, &c.ii. 34 And Je-ho-vah said unto Mo-ses, Hew thee two tables of stone like Can this God be unkind or unjust? As divine life alone can have affections according to God, so a divine object alone can either act on those affections or minister to them. Mark the answer of Jehovah: "And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. "He who sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one." But there is now an intimacy of acquaintance with the God and Father of the Lord Jesus which none on earth can ever know as a Christian ought to know it. It is true that God had taken every care to show His own mind about it. Even the goodness of God must be looked upon by us with a profound veneration and holy awe. the seeming disorder of God is incomparably more orderly than man's best order. Jonah's Use of This Passage. 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