Exodus 24:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. ”

Exodus 24:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He laid not his hand - i. e. He did not strike them. It was believed that a mortal could not survive the sight of God Exodus 33:20 ; Genesis 32:30 ; Judges 6:22 ; Judges 13:22 : but these ru...
Exodus 24:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he (f) laid not his hand: also they saw God, and (g) did eat and drink. (f) He did not make them afraid, nor punish them. (g) That is, rejoiced.
Exodus 24:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24. Vision and Covenant. Exodus 24:1 f. J, Exodus 24:3-8 E, Exodus 24:9-11 J, Exodus 24:12-15 a E, Exodus 24:15 b - Exodus 24:18 a P, Exodus 24:18 b E. Taking the J elements fi...
Exodus 24:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He laid not His hand . put not forth His hand [in vengeance]. Compare Exodus 3:20 ; Exodus 33:22 . eat and drink . Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, put for living, i.e. though th...
Exodus 24:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel. These words, as it seems to me, are violently distorted by those (318) who expound them, that the elders were not made participators of the...
Exodus 24:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 97 A SIGHT OF GOD IS A FEAST TO THE SOUL Exodus 24:11 . They saw God, and did eat and drink . GOD is every where present, but no where visible, unless he please to draw aside the vei...
Exodus 24:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Upon the nobles of - Israel he laid not his hand - This laying on of the hand has been va...
Exodus 24:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Upon the nobles of the children of Israel, х 'atsiyleey ( H678 )] - deep-root...
Exodus 24:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ratification of the Covenant 1. And he said] The first two vv. of this chapter are a continuation of the narrative from Exodus 20:21 , which was interrupted by the insertion of the Book of th...
Exodus 24:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The nobles. — The word used is an unusual one, but seems to designate the “elders” of Exodus 24:1 ; Exodus 24:9 . It implies nobility of birth. He laid not his hand — i.e., He in nowise hurt o...
Exodus 24:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIV. THE COVENANT RATIFIED. THE VISION OF GOD. Exodus 24:1-18 The opening words of this chapter ("Come up unto the Lord") imply, without explicitly asserting, that Moses was first...
Exodus 24:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Covenant Made and Sealed by Blood Exodus 24:1-11 Moses remained in communion with God while receiving the laws of the preceding Chapter s. When they were concluded he descended to ratify wi...
Exodus 24:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the story of the preparation for the true order of worship. The elders of Israel were called to approach in company with Moses. So far as it had been received, the law was repeated in...
Exodus 24:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 10:19 . By their eating and drinking, it should seem is intimated that the consciousness of God's presence refreshed them. Is there not a spiritual sense in it of sacramental ordinances? Luk...
Exodus 24:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand ,.... Which some interpret of his hand of prophecy, and of the measure of the Spirit, such an one as Moses had, and by virtue of wh...
Exodus 24:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Ver. 11. He laid not his hand, ] i.e., They came off without hurt; which is reckoned a...
Exodus 24:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Upon the nobles Or elders; of Israel he laid not his hand Though they were men , the splendour of his glory did not overwhelm them, but it was so moderated , ( Job 36:9 ,) and they were so...
Exodus 24:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE COVENANT WRITTEN AND READ TO THE PEOPLE (vs.1-8) Having finished declaring the rules and regulations connected with the law, the Lord tells Moses to come up to Him in the mountain, and to tak...
Exodus 24:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Manifestation of God. B. C. 1491. 9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu,...
Exodus 24:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The nobles; or, separated or select ones , i.e. the persons who were singled out to go up with Moses, Exodus 24:1,9 , the same of whom it is said here, and Exodus 24:10 , that they saw Go...
Exodus 24:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel, and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it...
Exodus 24:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 24:10 . And they saw the God of Israel.] The words—“they saw” = Vâyiruh—in this verse is qualified in its ordinary meaning by the word “saw” in the following verse (11...
Exodus 24:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

eat and drink Symbol of communion. Compare ( Luke 22:15-18 ). A blood-sprinkled people, see ( Hebrews 9:19-22 ) who had not yet broken the law could thus commune with God. Never again wa...
Exodus 24:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 24:5 . Young men. These were of the firstborn, who were entitled to assist at the altar. Exodus 24:8 . The blood of the covenant, without which no man can approach the Lord. Exodus 24...
Exodus 24:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

They saw God, and did eat and drink. The vision of God, and the feast before Him These are strangely bold words, both for the assertion with which they begin, and for the juxtaposition of the t...
Exodus 24:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE SACRIFICIAL FEAST AND THE VISION OF GOD . After the covenant had been ratified by the unanimous voice of the people, Moses proceeded to carry out the injunctions wi...
Exodus 24:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Elders Appear Before God; Moses Remains
Exodus 24:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

nobles Exodus 24:1 Exodus 24:9 Numbers 21:18 Judges 5:13 1 Kings 21:8 2 Chronicles 23:20 Nehemiah 2:16 Jeremiah 14:3 laid not Exodus 19:21 Exodus 33:20-23 Genesis 32:24-32 Deut...
Exodus 24:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Upon the nobles or elders of Israel he laid not his hand — Though they were men, the splendour of his glory did not overwhelm them, but it was so moderated ( Job 36:9 ,) and they were so strengthen...

Exodus 24:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 24:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Exodus 24:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 24:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 24:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 24:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 24:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

Exodus 24:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 24:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 24:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 24:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 24:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 24:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes