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Exodus 33:1 open_in_new
the LORD [Hebrew. Jehovah. said. See note on Exodus 3:7, and p. note on Exodus 6:10.
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Exodus 33:2 open_in_new
the. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Syriac, and Targum of Onkelos, read "and the".
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Exodus 33:3 open_in_new
milk and honey. all kinds of good things. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6.
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Exodus 33:4 open_in_new
heard. This shows Moses had descended again. man. Hebrew 'ish (App-14).
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Exodus 33:5 open_in_new
children. sons.
stiffneeked People. These have to be humbled; but an afflicted people is an object for Divine favour Compare Ch. Exodus 2:24; Exodus 2:25; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 4:31.
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Exodus 33:7 open_in_new
tabernacle. tent; eleven times called tent; Hebrew. 'ohel. Not the tabernacle, for this was not yet made, but. different building altogether, called "the tent of assembly "(see App-40).
without the camp. In presence of corporate failure God withdraws Himself. Typical of our own day. Those who seek Him must "go forth to Him. "Compare Hebrews 13:13.
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Exodus 33:8 open_in_new
man. Hebrew. 'ish. See App-14.
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Exodus 33:11 open_in_new
the LORD spake. See note on Exodus 6:10, and compare note on Exodus 3:7.
face to face. To emphasise the communion in the presence of corporate failure; this must ever be individual and personal.
servant. personal attendant, as in Exodus 24:13. Hebrew n'ar, rendered "servant '. 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Kings 5:20; Nehemiah 5:10, &c.. assistant.
Joshua. See Exodus 17:9. He had not been in the camp; and when Moses went out Joshua remained in the tent.
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Exodus 33:12 open_in_new
whom. As promised in Exodus 32:34.
by name. Compare Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 49:1. In the presence of corporate failure all is individual, compare 2 Timothy 2:19. (In 1Tim, we see corporate rule; in 2Tim, we see corporate ruin. Hence, 2Tim is individual throughout).
found grace: or, favour. All is of grace, Compare Exodus 34:9, &c. Noah (Genesis 6:8); Abraham (Genesis 18:3); Moses (Exodus 34:9), &c.
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Exodus 33:13 open_in_new
Thy way. Different from Thy works. Compare Psalms 103:7. "Ways " are esoteric, "acts " are exoteric; we must go "outside the camp "to learn the "ways". of Jehovah.
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Exodus 33:14 open_in_new
He [Jehovah] said. See note on Exodus 3:7, and Compare Exodus 6:10.
My presence. If this verse be punctuated as. question, then we can understand verse Exodus 33:15, "Shall My presence go with thee, and shall. lead thee into rest? "as much as to say, How can My presence go with thee after this rejection of Me?
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Exodus 33:15 open_in_new
he. Moses.
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Exodus 33:16 open_in_new
wherein... ? Figure of speech Erotesis (App-6).
so shall we be: or, "and by our being".
earth. Hebrew. 'adamah, ground.
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Exodus 33:18 open_in_new
he. Moses.
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Exodus 33:19 open_in_new
goodness. The glory could not have been endured; grace comes first, glory is reserved for the future.
I will proclaim the name. This is done in Exodus 34:5-7.
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Exodus 33:20 open_in_new
see My face. Compare notes on Exodus 23:15 with Exodus 34:20.
man. Hebrew 'adder. App-14.
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Exodus 33:21 open_in_new
a rock. the rock.
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Exodus 33:22 open_in_new
a cliff. the clift or hollow.
My hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia (App-6).