Thus he expressed, (1.) And Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. a. The veil is rent; and we walk in the light as He is in the light. The measure of it for the Christian is based on the fact that he possesses life, and that he has Christ Himself, the object which shows him the position in which he stands, and consequently the character of the relationship that attaches to him. Therefore, according to the usual phrase of Scripture, the sacred name of God is applied to the visible symbol; not that the empty cloud was a figure of the absent Deity, but because it testified His presence according to the comprehension of men. 5, p. 346. It must not be of hewn stone, as their work would profane it; neither must the Israelite go up by steps, as thereby his nakedness would be manifested. THE LORD DESCENDED IN THE CLOUD. And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastplate: and spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. Even in glory we shall know Him thus. They had been wholly insensible to His ways of grace in leading them out of Egypt to Sinai. "Therefore, Lord, do thou go among us, else they will never be kept in awe. To the sinner. All changes now. [Note: Meyer, pp. Advantage must not be taken of the weak or subject; violence cannot go unpunished, any more than dishonour where we owe reverence; responsibility for what is allowed, were it but a mischievous brute; restitution must be made, and this double, fourfold, or even fivefold, according to the wrong; neither a witch nor an offender unnaturally could live; neither stranger nor widow nor orphan must be vexed or afflicted; neither poor must be burdened, nor judges reviled; but God is to be honoured with the first of the fruits, and of the sons, as well as of the cattle. _I will write upon these tables. GODS INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES Mark the answer of Jehovah: "And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. There is no other means of knowing the mind of God; the power for understanding is the Spirit of God; and the object in whose light alone it can be understood is Christ. No one would really fault me for it because they know a rabid dog is gonna die anyhow.You've got the same thing, only it isn't a dog, it's people and they've got a deadly infection in their whole religious system. In the candlestick another truth comes before us. Sterner Prohibition of Idolatry. Key Verses (Ex 6:6; Ex 19:56). The name of the God of the Jews, who is also the God of the Christians, is The Lord God, merciful and gracious., Most glorious art Thou! manifestation of his glory. All these, I have no doubt, have their own proper significance, as manifesting the character of Christ here below. He would cause the world to be amazed at the greatness of his power as he drove out nation after nation to give his people the land he had promised them (10-11). on high), that they also might be sanctified by the truth." And it seems well to remark it, because it is of considerable practical and also doctrinal importance, contrasting as it does the place of the Christian with that of the Jew. For, (1.) As we read it, we must expound it that he will by no means connive at the guilty, as if he took no notice of their sin. God would guard His people from an outrage in comeliness, were it even about a dumb or dead animal; as Satan triumphs in all that is abnormal and unnatural in the superstitions which usurp the place of the truth, and are bound up with idolatry. The Divine name was proclaimed absolutely. This was the transfiguration of Moses. We must remember that they are but shadows, and not the very image of the thing. Exodus 25:22, Numbers 7:89. The reason is that He would impress on His people that all His dealings, varied as they may be, are intended to keep before their minds that rest to which He was steadily working, and into which He means to bring His own in due time. Also specifically mentioned was the obligation to keep the weekly Sabbath and the annual festivals (21-24; see 23:12-17). CALLED UPON _the name of_ JEHOVAH] i.e. He not only does good, but by his promise he raises our expectation of it, and even binds himself to show mercy. The priesthood undeniably consisted of that class of persons who had the privilege and duty of going into the sanctuary on behalf of the people. Everywhere, therefore, in the Psalms, where mention is made of Gods goodness, His truth is connected with it as its inseparable companion. (3.) As Christ is the true and perfect image of God, so is He the expression of all that is good and holy in man. And the vessels of the sanctuary described after the priesthood are those which preserve the same common character of presenting the service due to God approached in His sanctuary. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence." Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God ( Exodus 34:11-14 ): Now there are people who have difficulty with God demanding the extermination of the people within the land. "[8] These, however, are not nearly so well defined as the six just listed. (1.) It was a perfectly righteous thing therefore that God should propose terms of law. Mercy extended to thousands of persons. So in the Old Testament we have a God of grace and mercy, and longsuffering and forgiveness revealed to us. It is not God who thus deals with humanity, of which Israel was the chosen specimen, and the one remembered before Him; but in the seven candlesticks, or rather the candelabrum with its seven lights, we clearly see the type of Christ as the power and giver of the Holy Ghost in testimony for God. True or no, the speculation illustrates our thought. All the previous dealings of God with Israel had been successive revelations of His attributes, embraced in the name JEHOVAH. The Lord told him that no man could see His face and live. This cloud was to strike an awe upon Moses, that the familiarity he was admitted to might not breed contempt. 2. Some (383) thus explain it, That God pardons sins, because no one is innocent in His sight; as if it were said, that all are destitute of the glory of righteousness, and thence their only refuge is in the mercy of God. As people are arguing about God, God is You say, "Well, that's impossible. Now three times in a year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel ( Exodus 34:22-23 ). Not atonement. Just as in the type the priests had not only to be washed completely in the laver in order to be consecrated; but whenever they entered into the presence of God, they washed their hands and feet. Practical sanctification for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus! This "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. 5 The Name of the Lord proclaimed. manifestation of his glory. These things God had already promised, and given Moses assurances of, and yet he prays for them, not as doubting the sincerity of God's grants, but as one solicitous for the ratification of them. This looks more at evil; "sanctified" to the good which attracted the heart now. Now observe. proclaimed the name of the LORD. invoked Him in worship. Unless Jesus Christ comes into their life, unless there comes that change through the power of the gospel, they follow the role model and it goes down from generation to generation to generation. The guilty may be spared so that they may repent, but they will not be cleared. In divine things there is nothing like simplicity; by it we enjoy a wisdom far higher than our own and real power to strengthen and guide the heart. Countless and ceaseless as are the benefits which are imparted to us by the bright orb of day, the human eye cannot look upon his undimmed noonday face, without being blinded. In one of the cases you will see many of the little gods that were representing Baal. But there was another requisite next set forth. The Jew had it after this outward sort, all being comparatively external in Israel. (Exodus 34:10) Moses had prayed Him as Adonai to "go among us; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our sin, and take us for thine inheritance." The blood threatened death on every one who transgressed. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (2.) I grant you that, looking at the Pentecostal saints, in them we see the most powerful united testimony that ever was borne in this world; but it was borne in what was comparatively not the severest trial in earthly things chiefly, the superiority of those who had been newly created in Christ to the wretched selfishness of human nature. Why should souls be driven from the truth by prejudice or clamour? And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and This section coheres Besides this their names were written on the breastplate. (1.) Exodus 34:1. He wanted to prove and manifest the heart of His servant. REPRESENTATIVE (EXODUS 34:5). Merciful, first because mans misery makes him first an object of pity (Judges 10:16; Isaiah 63:19). This is pursued to the end of the chapter, and in a very interesting way. When He says they were washed, He is referring to the water of the word used by the Spirit of God to deal with man. WebExodus 34:7 says that God [visits] the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation. This worries me because In the last WebHis thoughts are with the nation of Israel and the reaching of the goal God had set for them: the conquest of Canaan. The latter is practical sanctification, admits of degrees, and is thus relative. usually was hidden, AND STOOD WITH HIM THERE, outside the cloud, AND Scripture is positive that the veil is His flesh, but then it is as manifesting the Lord as man here below. THAT ALL COVENANT WITH GOD MUST REST ON THE BASIS OF THE MORAL LAW. By the law he died to the law that he might live to God. Now this is exactly what grace does in Christ. His fresh revelation to Moses therefore emphasized his love and mercy, but it also reminded the people of his righteous justice. And be ready in the descended Exodus 19:18 Exodus 33:9 Numbers 11:17 Numbers 11:25 1 Kings Since Exodus continues the sacred story of the divine promise to Israel begun in Genesis, it must be seen as part of a larger literary unit that is variously understood to include the first four, five, or six books of the Bible. They still have that veil over their face as God seeks to speak to them today, and they cannot see that Jesus Christ is indeed the Messiah that God had promised to the nation Israel. It is evident that law as such, first of all, has no object to present to man. preacher, and God himself in his covenant engagements is the "In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out The knowledge of Israel in the millennium will be genuine, for they shall be all taught of God. That would be absolutely glorious. So the veil still over their eyes, not being able to behold the truth of Jesus Christ. THE COVENANT OF THE LAW RENEWED and the childrens children, to the third and the fourth generation.. The first, Exodus 3:4, was delivered to Moses for his instruction and comfort on his special mission. If it is contended that it was, how is it that only Jews and Christians have arrived at this knowledge of the Divine name? WebExodus 34:5-7New International Version. They are one in the same God. Undoubtedly there is another measure of responsibility. The descent of God, which is here recorded, indicates no change of place, as if God, who fills heaven and earth, and whose immensity is universally diffused, altered His position, but it has reference to the perceptions of men, because under the appearance of the cloud God testified that He met Moses. No doubt the time was not yet come for God to reveal Himself as He is. That they become the innocent victims of their parents' folly. What we find here then is not law pure and simple, but law with mercy and goodness and long-suffering in the government of God His condescending love and patience mingled along with law. It is the condition of a slave; nevertheless even there God has Christ before Him. And when he would come out, and speak with the children of Israel that which was commanded. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 AND 34. You cannot do that to a child without marking the child, without damaging the child psychologically, putting psychic scars upon that child's mind that's gonna be with him the rest of his life.Thank God for the power of the blood of Jesus Christ; it's the only thing that I know that can straighten up the mess that people's minds are in because of some of the stupid things their parents did. It is recounted daily in Jewish prayers and celebrated in festivals such as Passover. What is He doing now? He would now obey, because he has the new nature through receiving the name of the Lord Jesus, and would enter into the grace of God that sprinkles the guilty with the blood of Jesus. And it came to pass, when Moses came down from the mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face was shining while he talked with him. That is very true; it is impossible if you're only dealing with natural things. What God is in and o Himself is thus defined: The Lord, the Lord God. The self-existent, self sufficient, all-powerful One. Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.. 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. Here it seems in substance the same thing as in 1 Peter 1:2. So he would veil his face when he would go out and talk with the children of Israel, because he would have this shining on his face. Clearer Christianity teaches its value instead of neutralising it. I can go into the classrooms here at Maranatha Academy and sit and observe in one day, and at the end of the day I can tell you each child that comes from a broken home, just by watching the characteristics within the child. 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