Exodus 33:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. ”

Exodus 33:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my (n) back parts: but my face shall not be seen. (n) As much of my glory as in this mortal life you are able to see.
Exodus 33:23 - 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 33:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
Exodus 33:23 - 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 33:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. Thou shalt see my back parts. Since a man whose back only is seen, and not his face, can be bu...
Exodus 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was not this rock Christ? 1 Corinthians 10:4 . Do not these cliffs mean the wounded side of Jesus, in which the church is sheltered? See Song of Solomon 2:14 . By seeing the Lord in passing, doth i...
Exodus 33:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will take away mine hand ,.... As being covered with the hand may signify the obscurity of the former dispensation, the taking of it away may denote a more clear revelation of the grace and go...
Exodus 33:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will take away my hand Speaking after the manner of men: As soon as the dazzling splendours of my majesty, termed, my face, which it is impossible for man to behold and live, are passed by, I wil...
Exodus 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

My back parts , i.e. imperfectly and in part, as when we see only a man's back parts, and not his face. Thou shalt see a shadow or obscure delineation of my glory, as much as thou canst bear, though...
Exodus 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - 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 33:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord Promises his Gracious Presence
Exodus 33:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou shalt Exodus 33:20 Job 11:7 Job 26:14 John 1:18 1 Corinthians 13:12 1 Timothy 6:16
Exodus 33:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And I will take away my hand — Speaking after the manner of men. And thou shalt see my back — parts — The face in man is the seat of majesty, and men are known by their faces, in them we take a ful...

Exodus 33:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 33:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 33:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 33:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 33:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 33:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 33:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 33:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 33:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 33:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 33:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 33:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 33:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes