Exodus 34:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, ”

• Exodus 34:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  This was the second revelation of the name of the God of Israel to Moses. The first revelation was of Yahweh as the self-existent One, who purposed to deliver His people with a mighty hand Exodus...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And the LORD passed by before him, and (a) proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, (a) This refers to the Lord, and not to Moses...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Exodus 34:1-28 J. The Covenant Words. After removing Exodus 34:5-9 , the sublime account of the revelation of Yahweh's nature as mercy and truth in their unity, which follows on Exodus 33:23...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  GOD . Hebrew. EL See App-4. longsuffering . slow to anger. goodness . lovingkindness, or grace. truth . faithfulness.

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• Exodus 34:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, And the Lord passed by - and proclaimed, The Lord,...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Proclaimed the name of the Lord— Moses desired to see the glory of the Lord, ch. Exodus 33:18 . The Lord promises to shew him his goodness; and, accordingly, he passes by before him, proclai...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, The Lord passed by. In this remarkable sce...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Renewal of the Covenant In token that the people are forgiven, God renews His covenant relation with them. The conditions are the same as before. The Decalogue is inscribed on two fresh tables...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  MOSES ALLOWED TO SEE GOD’S GLORY. (5-8) The present ascent of Moses to the top of Sinai had two objects: — (1) The repair of the loss occasioned by his breaking the first tables; and (2) the accom...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XXXIV. THE VISION OF GOD. Exodus 34:1-35 It was when God had most graciously assured Moses of His affection, that he ventured, in so brief a cry that it is almost a gasp of longing,...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Covenant of the Law Renewed Exodus 34:1-17 Before we can behold the vision of Eternal Love we must be willing to fulfill three conditions: (1) Earliness : “My soul, be ready in the morning...

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• Exodus 34:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Moses was called again into the mount and the promised unveiling was made to him. It consisted of a declaration by God of the truth concerning Himself, first, as to His nature and second, as to His m...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  What a solemn but yet gracious manifestation is here made of God. This is one of the most striking sermons in the Bible. God himself is the preacher, and God himself in his covenant engagements is th...

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• Exodus 34:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the Lord passed by before him ,.... Or caused his Shechinah, his divine Majesty, and the glory of it, to pass before him, as the Targums; his glory and goodness, which he had promised should pas...

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• Exodus 34:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Ver. 6. The Lord, The Lord God. &c. ] These...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the Lord passed by before him Fixed views of God are reserved for the future state; the best we have in this world are transient. And proclaimed the name of the Lord By which he would make...

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• Exodus 34:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE SECOND GIVING OF THE LAW (vs.1-28) Though the first tables of the law had been given to Moses, they never came into the camp. Thus Israel never was under absolute law. This would have meant d...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        5 And the L ORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the L ORD .   6 And the L ORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The L ORD , The L ORD God,...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The Lord God : this title shows his glorious being, power, and authority; the following titles note his goodness to men. Abundant in goodness and truth ; in fulfilling all his gracious promises mad...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Yahweh Makes A Proclamation Concerning Himself To His People's Representative ( Exodus 34:5-7 ). Exodus 34:5 ‘And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the na...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 34:5-7 THE PROCLAMATION OF THE DIVINE NAME This was the second proclamation. The first, Exodus 3:4 , was delivered to Moses for his instruction and co...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Exodus 34:5-8 , Exodus 34:29-35 This was the transfiguration of Moses. Let us consider the narrative as a spiritual parable, and try to read in it some of the conditions and privileges of exal...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Exodus 34:1 . I will write upon these tables. Deuteronomy 10:4 . The Lord wrote on these tables according to the first writing. In the last clause of Exodus 34:28 , the pronoun he refers, not...

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• Exodus 34:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. The name of the Lord I. “the Lord.” There we lay our basis. Unless you are prepared to admit the perfect sovereignty of God, you can go no further...

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• Exodus 34:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE FULFILMENT BY GOD OF HIS PROMISE TO MOSES . This section coheres closely with the last section of the preceding chapter, and must be regarded, as the historical a...

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• Exodus 34:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Glorious Vision

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• Exodus 34:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  passed Exodus 33:20-23 1 Kings 19:11 proclaimed Numbers 14:17-19 Isaiah 12:4 the Lord Exodus 3:13-16 merciful Deuteronomy 5:10 2 Chronicles 30:9 Nehemiah 9:17 Psalms 86:5 Psalms 86...

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• Exodus 34:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And the Lord passed by before him — Fixed views of God are reserved for the future state; the best we have in this world are transient. And proclaimed the name of the Lord — By which he would make...

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