“ And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. ”
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...
worshipped . This is ever the effect of the manifestation of Jehovah in grace. Compare 2 Samuel 7:18 .
8. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head This haste shews that Moses was astounded when he first beheld the brightness; for thus does God, when He reveals Himself, immediately ravish the...
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. Moses ... bowed ... and worshipped. In the East people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by; wh...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Reader! remark that God, even in his mercies, is awful. Psalms 89:7 .
And Moses made haste ,.... Perceiving the voice ceased, and the Lord was passing on, lest he should be gone, and he lose the favourable opportunity he had: and bowed his head toward the earth, and...
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. Ver. 8. And Moses made haste. ] It was time for him. The more any man sees of God, the lower he falls in his own eyes: as...
And Moses made haste and bowed his head Thus he expressed his humble reverence and adoration of God's glory, together with his joy in this discovery God had made of himself, and his thankfulness fo...
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...
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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The Response of Moses On Behalf Of Himself and The People ( Exodus 34:8-9 ). Exodus 34:8-9 ‘And Moses reacted with great haste and bowed his head towards the earth and worshipped. And he said,...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 34:8-9 GOD’S PRESENCE WITH HIS PEOPLE The revelation of the Divine name was almost too much for Moses, it was so unmerited. He was lost in wonder and a...
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...
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...
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...
The Glorious Vision
Exodus 4:31 Genesis 17:3 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head — Thus he expressed his humble reverence and adoration of God's glory, together with his joy in this discovery God had made of himself, and his thankfulness...