3. *Dr. Fairbairn views Christ's whole undertaking as symbolized already in the furniture and services of the Most Holy Place, and therefore considers the things belonging to the Holy Place as directly referring only to the works and services of His people. God had given this as a reason why he would not go along with them, Exodus 33:3; Exodus 33:3. This accordingly was proposed. Unbelievers fight shy of it, and take certain doings or commands wrested from their context, and without examination as to the reason why. Because if you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one calls to you, to eat of his sacrifice; And you take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. Filled with joyful boldness, he turns the very fact of Israels stiff-neckedness into a plea for the presence and favour of God. It is needless to linger on the scene of the rebellion. Where Christ is thus received in the Holy Ghost, a new kind of responsibility is created. He will mingle so much of the penal in his dealings as to evince that his clemency is not to be presumed upon.. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and [not merely Jacob, but] Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. We should remember that we are heavenly now (1 Corinthians 15:1-58) as truly as we ever shall be. (Exodus 34:10) Moses had prayed Him as Adonai to "go among us; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our sin, and take us for thine inheritance." It simply proves that he who expounds unwittingly sets aside the gospel. "It is worth noting that the stipulations are enfolded within matching frames that stress the exclusivity of Yahweh ( Exodus 20:22-23 Exodus 23:24-25 Exodus 20:24 Exodus 23:14-17 Exodus 23:20 ), and a proper protocol and ritual by which He may be approached by His servant people ( Exodus (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 accompli Exodus 34:7 - ETCBC data on Hebrew bible In one of the cases you will see many of the little gods that were representing Baal. Nevertheless Moses persists in his plea with Jehovah, who does not fail to try him to the utmost by adopting the language of the people. (Exodus 26:1-37) Christ is set forth in various ways by the curtains Christ in His human purity and righteousness Christ in what was heavenly Christ in His glory whether Jewish or extending over Gentiles also, with His judicial title asserted. All this was plain, but in the tabernacle we have more than this. These very same words in Exodus 20:7 "are rendered `will not hold him guiltless,' and in Jeremiah 30:11, `will not leave unpunished.'"[7]. But after the form of hallowing the priests, the Spirit prescribes in the end of Exodus 39:1-43 (ver. The reason is that He would impress on His people that all His dealings, varied as they may be, are intended to keep before their minds that rest to which He was steadily working, and into which He means to bring His own in due time. It is evident that law as such, first of all, has no object to present to man. When he gives to some, still he keeps for others, and is never exhausted; he has mercy enough for all the thousands of Israel, when they shall multiply as the sand. Secondly, it cannot give life; and this is another necessity of man. All of the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. WebHenry's Complete. The springs of mercy are always full, the streams of mercy always flowing; there is mercy enough in God, enough for all, enough for each, enough for ever. "And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant the Ten commandments.". "Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thine." He delivered up His own Son for you because He prizes you that much. (4.83) Rank Score: 6.57 from 12 reviews, 5 featured collections, and 26 user libraries The pardon of Israel's sin in worshipping the calf was now to pass the seals; and God, by this declaration, would let them know that he pardoned ex mero motu--merely out of his own good pleasure, not for their merits' sake, but from his own inclination to forgive. The descent of God, which is here recorded, indicates no change of place, as if God, who fills heaven and earth, and whose immensity is universally diffused, altered His position, but it has reference to the perceptions of men, because under the appearance of the cloud God testified that He met Moses. He is the intrinsic power by which the truth is received into the heart, but Christ is the object. "And Jehovah said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou has spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by thy name." For instance, in the earlier half of Exodus, where we have God's dealings in grace, the Sabbath-day is brought in, marked out by the bread God provided for His people, the manna the figure of Christ come down from heaven to be the food of the hungry on earth: then followed the Sabbath at once. Now that God is about to publish a second edition of the law he prefaces it with this proclamation; for it is God's grace or goodness that gives the law, especially the remedial law. And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth; keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. But it is a strange plea he urges: For it is a stiff-necked people. Their highest conceptions were to clothe him with clouds, while the poets robed him in terrors. He sternly warned his people against copying, or even tolerating, heathen religious practices in their new land. He would obey like Jesus, not under compulsion like a Jew, and is sprinkled with His blood in remission for his sins, instead of having the blood sprinkled on him as a menace of death in case of disobeying the law. (3.) Thus he shows his hatred to sin, and displeasure against it; yet he keepeth not his anger for ever, but visits to the third and fourth generation only, while he keepeth his mercy for thousands. It must not be of hewn stone, as their work would profane it; neither must the Israelite go up by steps, as thereby his nakedness would be manifested. All changes now. Exodus 30:1-38; Exodus 30:1-38 resumes the account, for a reason already explained, of the various vessels of the sanctuary which had to follow the priesthood, and pursue the truth meant by it, namely, the means of access to God. The latter is practical sanctification, admits of degrees, and is thus relative. But if there be two separate objects in these types first, God displaying Himself to man; and, secondly, man in consequence drawing near to God the way of all is clear. Can this God be unkind or unjust? The last two verses are, I think, transitional. It was the power of the Spirit. WebExodus 34:5-7. It is not Christianity to talk of "deficiencies of the Spirit," any more than of "still remaining tendencies to sin;" still less to call in the discipline of the law to mend matters. It has saving joy for countless yet. And when their child is born, it is born with an addiction to drugs. Beware how you break Gods laws; you not only entail punishment on yourself, but your poisoned blood will flow in the veins of your degenerate offspring! They are one in the same God. [It was a part of the practice for the land to increase fertility they thought.] Some seem on the very verge of denying it altogether, in their one-sided zeal for the grace of God; others who stand stoutly and so far well for the responsibility of man misuse this truth so as apparently to swamp God's grace. [Note: Meyer, pp. Many words are here heaped up, to acquaint us with, and convince us of, God's goodness, and to show how much his goodness is both his glory and his delight, yet without any tautology. Is that the way in which Christ was most glorified? So the veil still over their eyes, not being able to behold the truth of Jesus Christ. WebExodus 34:5-7 THE PROCLAMATION OF THE DIVINE NAME This was the second proclamation. "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." His relationship is that of a son, not merely of one adopted into that place with no more reality than he obtains in human things. Some, (377) therefore, understand it of Moses, that he called on the name of the Lord. Gods glory is His goodness. Then (Exodus 20:1-26) are uttered those wonderful ten commandments which are the great centre of divine communications through Moses the fundamental expression of God's law. That he is a good God. of your cattle, ox, sheep, all of the first born male. It was not merely a new nature or a new position, but it was a corresponding power of the Spirit of God. That they become the innocent victims of their parents' folly. WebPart 1, VT 34, no. The Jew had it after this outward sort, all being comparatively external in Israel. Human sacrifice was commonly practiced, as well as all kinds of licentious practices.Now by the very nature of their worship they would soon destroy themselves. Hence they have the imperfection of a shadow. The glory of Jesus was veiled by his humanity. It bespeaks promised goodness, goodness and truth put together, goodness engaged by promise, and his faithfulness pledged for the security of it. II. The Hebrew grammar of these verses designates that Moses covenant mediating role was to be an ongoing, continual reality in the life of the people. This is the peculiarity. For, (1.) The Christian loves to obey, and is already forgiven through faith of Jesus and His blood. Key Verses (Ex 6:6; Ex 19:56). It is a commentary "written by preachers for preachers" and offers thousands of pages of:Although originally purposed as a minister's preparation tool, the Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary is also a fine personal study supplement. When he'd go before the Lord he'd take the veil off.Now twice in the New Testament this veil is mentioned there in a couple of different ways. Into that wondrous knowledge we are brought by the Son come down here below; and above all by the Holy Ghost, now that Christ is gone up on high For in point of fact, when God was only known as the one God, however true this may be, He could not really be known as He is. But what I have stated is very suitable, that, lest impunity should beget audaciousness, after God has spoken of His mercy, He adds an exception, viz., that the iniquity is by no means pardoned, which is accompanied by obstinacy. 5 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. His fresh revelation to Moses therefore emphasized his love and mercy, but it also reminded the people of his righteous justice. That he is a just and holy God. The church comes under that now. How did God respond to that request? (381) Should ye be utterly unpunished? Art thou he, that shall altogether go unpunished? A. V. (382) Poole on Jeremiah 49:12, after quoting C.s translation, impune feres? adds, Since, however, this phrase is explained very differently by others, both Exodus 34:7, and Jeremiah 25:29, as well as these words, may be thus rendered: Thou therefore thyself shalt be utterly cut off., (383) The translation of V. is, Nullusque apud to per se innocens est.. WebExodus 34:5 The Lord descended in the cloud. And it seems well to remark it, because it is of considerable practical and also doctrinal importance, contrasting as it does the place of the Christian with that of the Jew. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. The Christian has it also, and in a far better way. WebExodus 34:7 says that God [visits] the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation. This worries me because (2.) Even the goodness of God must be looked upon by us with a profound veneration and holy awe. And so it always is No doubt there was large and rich blessing and of the most unexpected kind when God sent down the Holy Spirit here below, and His church was first seen. The petals, so to speak, of Gods goodness were set before Moses in full bloom in this verse; but in the New Testament it was sufficient to give the bud, God is love., Ill sing it in the sinners ear,Ill tell it to the worldling,And ask no other theme;Twill flow to soothe the mourners wail;Children will hold the oft-told taleDearer than fictions dream.. Exodus 29:5-6). Grace covers through the expiation of Christ, as it flows in virtue of God's work and in maintaining God's order. In his own heart, in his purposes and decrees, in his counsels and covenant, in his Son, with whom he keeps it for ever, and for all in But looking onward to the day of glory that is coming, when the Lord will be publicly manifested, and we manifested with Him, changed into His glorious likeness, it might have been thought that surely His service will cease then. 9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. View More Amber is a mother and soldier, who experienced severe bleeding after giving birth to her twins. Some read it so as to express a mitigation of wrath, even when he does punish: When he empties, he will not make quite desolate; that is, "He does not proceed to the greatest extremity, till there be no remedy." And the vessels of the sanctuary described after the priesthood are those which preserve the same common character of presenting the service due to God approached in His sanctuary. Of them He came, and He deigned to have the memorial of them on this table before God. "Thou shalt make thee no molten images.". Unless Jesus Christ comes into their life, unless there comes that change through the power of the gospel, they follow the role model and it goes down from generation to generation to generation. If we consider with any care Romans 3:1-31, it is the righteousness of God presented to man as a sinful being in this world. (379) See C.s own translation. A new nature finds its great characteristic in dependence in weakness, or sense of weakness certainly; but the Holy Ghost gives the consciousness of power, though no doubt exercised in dependence. He is crucified with Christ and nevertheless he lives, yet not himself but Christ in him. (Exodus 21:1-36; Exodus 22:1-31; Exodus 23:1-33) These points do not call for particular remarks. 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. A certain reserve becomes requisite to majesty; whereas such considerations disappear in the nearness of relationship He is pleased to enter into with us. The bread that was set on the golden table consisted of twelve loaves in evident correspondence with the twelve tribes of Israel, but this assuredly in connection with Christ, for He is ever the object of God's counsels. The Divine justice is Inflexible. Though the account is brief, Moses was with God on the mountain for about six weeks, as on the previous occasion (27-28; cf. The angel of the Lord has arrived to call and commission Gideon to serve as the instrument through which the Lord will deliver his people from the Midianites. If the true God deigns to give a law to man, it must be an unimpeachably wise and worthy law adapted to the condition of man, as far as a law possibly can be; and such is God's law holy, just, and good. Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 24:18). It is tragic indeed that really the real victims of divorce are the children. Exodus 34. WebExodus 34 God having in the foregoing chapter intimated to Moses his reconciliation to Israel, here gives proofs of it, proceeding to settle his covenant and communion with At the end of these communications a call is given Moses to come up to Jehovah. Pressense says, that whatever opinions men may hold as to the integrity of that primitive witness, all must own that it contains pages in which one beholds, as it were, the reflection of the lustre which caused Mosess face to shine when he held converse with God. Next came the table,* and upon it a defined supply of bread. The whole of the Old Testament pants and throbs with this Divine yearning, and it also shows us the finger of God writing in the heart of man the great preparation for the Gospel. In the beginning ofExodus 21:1-36; Exodus 21:1-36 we find the type of the servant. This is what is going on every day now in Christendom. And, (3.) The NLT translation says " I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected even children in the third and fourth generations ". He sometimes will do it, especially for the punishment of idolaters. What impression it made upon him: Moses made haste, and bowed his head,Exodus 34:8; Exodus 34:8. 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