Exodus 33:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. ”

Exodus 33:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But his request could not be granted in accordance with the conditions of human existence. The glory of the Almighty in its fulness is not to be revealed to the eye of man. Compare Judges 6:22 ;...
Exodus 33:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and (l) live. (l) For Moses did not see his face in full majesty, but as man's weakness could bear.
Exodus 33:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:1-4 J, Exodus 33:5-11 E, Exodus 33:12-23 J. Yahweh's Presence. The sections of 34 have been glossed and disarranged. In Exodus 33:1-4 J, Yahweh's refusal to go up in the midst of...
Exodus 33:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

see My face . Compare notes on Exodus 23:15 with Exodus 34:20 . man . Hebrew 'adder. App-14.
Exodus 33:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. And he said, Thou canst not see my face Moses had indeed seen it, but in such a mode of revelation, as to be far inferior to its full effulgence. Long before the birth of Moses, Jacob ha...
Exodus 33:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. No man see me, and live - The splendor would be insufferable to man; he only, whose mortality is swallowed up of life...
Exodus 33:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory, &c.— Moses, having obtained from the Lord a merciful remission of the dread penalties denounced upon the Israelites, proceeds now to request a confir...
Exodus 33:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. Thou canst not see my face - i:e., the real unveiled effulgence of the divine glory. For there shall no ma...
Exodus 33:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Intercession of Moses (continued) 6. By the mount Horeb] RV 'from mount Horeb onward': this implies that they ceased wearing their ornaments. Their humiliation was lasting. Horeb] i.e. Sinai:...
Exodus 33:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

MOSES’ REQUEST TO SEE GOD’S GLORY, AND GOD’S REPLY TO IT. (18-23) Not till he had received full assurance of the people’s restoration to favour did Moses prefer any request for himself. Then, howe...
Exodus 33:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIII. PREVAILING INTERCESSION. Exodus 33:1-23 At this stage the first concession is announced: Moses shall lead the people to their rest, and God will send an angel with him. We...
Exodus 33:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Presence Promised and His Glory Shown Exodus 33:12-23 When Moses found himself alone with God he made two outstanding requests: (1) For God's presence . “If thou dost not go with me,...
Exodus 33:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The command to go forward and possess the land was now repeated to the people. It is clear that the people felt that the promise of an angel to be sent before them was the lowering of a privilege. Th...
Exodus 33:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Timothy 6:16 , with John 1:14-18 .
Exodus 33:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, thou canst not see my face ,.... Meaning not his form, his essence, his very nature, and the glory of it, that Moses must know he could never see; but the brightest displays of his grac...
Exodus 33:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. Ver. 20. Thou canst not see my face. ] Otherwise than in his words and works. Rom 1:20 As we cannot see the sun i...
Exodus 33:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou canst not see my face The full display of my glory, that light inaccessible , before which the angels stand, but which would be insufferable to mortal eyes; this no man can see and live.
Exodus 33:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

TOLD TO GO WITHOUT THE LORD'S PRESENCE (vs.1-23) Again the Lord gives instructions to Moses to depart with the people to go to the land of Canaan, affirming also that He would send His angel befo...
Exodus 33:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Moses Petitions to See God's Glory. B. C. 1491. 12 And Moses said unto the L ORD , See...
Exodus 33:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

My face ; either, 1. My essence. But that no man can see, neither in this life, nor in the next. Or rather, 2. My glorious presence. This may note either, 1. God's purpose that that blissful v...
Exodus 33:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Moses Requests To See Yahweh's Glory -And Does So In The Only Way That Is Possible Even To Him ( Exodus 33:18-23 ). Now Moses is emboldened. He has been privileged to see Yahweh more fully than an...
Exodus 33:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 33:18 . Thy glory] = Kebodecha, from kabod = glory, i.e ., the mysterious essential qualities of the Deity in all their magnificence and stupendousness. Moses felt forced...
Exodus 33:20 - Scofield Reference Notes

my face ( See Scofield) - ( John 1:18 ).
Exodus 33:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Exodus 33:18-20 I. Consider what Moses desired when he prayed, "I beseech Thee, show me Thy glory." It could not have been a mere external display of glory and power. He had seen enough, and more...
Exodus 33:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 33:2 . I will send an angel: a created angel. Proof demonstrative that the christian fathers are all correct in declaring that the Angel of the covenant, in Exodus 3:2 ; Exodus 3:6 ; Gen...
Exodus 33:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

My face shall not be seen. God’s glory must be veiled from human sight If God had revealed all His glory--if He had not put the shadow of His hand upon Moses, if He had not revealed merely His...
Exodus 33:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE REQUEST TO SEE GOD 'S GLORY , AND THE REPLY TO IT . Having obtained the full restoration of the people to God's favour, Moses felt emboldened to ask a boon for...
Exodus 33:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord Promises his Gracious Presence
Exodus 33:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou canst not. This is well explained by Rabbi Jehudah, in Exodus 24:10 Genesis 32:30 Deuteronomy 5:24 Judges 6:22 Judges 13:22 Isaiah 6:5 John 1:18 1 Timothy 6:16 Hebrews 1:13 Re...
Exodus 33:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou canst not see my face — A full discovery of the glory of God would quite overpower the faculties of any mortal man. I will make all my goodness pass before thee — He had given him wonderful in...

Exodus 33:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 33:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 33:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 33:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 33:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - Scofield Reference Notes

Exodus 33:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 33:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 33:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 33:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 33:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 33:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes