The same with the cloudy 1. It is not always immediate on conversion It may be, and, if you please, ought to be, soon; but still it is far from being always so; and in fact there is and perhaps must be always an interval more or less before comfort or peace is enjoyed. The same with the cloudy pillar, which was now gone up from the door of the tabernacle, and was on high in the air over the mount, and on which the Lord now descended in it, as he had before, Exodus 19:9: and stood with him there; not Moses stood with the Lord, as the Vulgate Latin version; but the Lord, or the cloud in which the Lord was, stood near to Moses: and proclaimed the name of the Lord: Jehovah declared with a loud voice out of the cloud, that the Lord was there; the Targum of Jonathan is, "and Moses called on or in the name of the Word of the Lord;''. (2.) Doubtless to a superficial glance it appears somewhat unaccountable, in the midst of describing the various parts of the sanctuary, to interrupt the course of it by dragging into the very midst of it the consecration of Aaron and his sons. The Now that God has a priesthood through the tribe of Levi, if you want to keep your first born son, then you had to redeem him from God. The blood of the bullock for a sin-offering was put on the horns of the altar; the blood of one ram for a burnt-offering was sprinkled round about upon the altar; and the blood of the other ram for consecration was put on Aaron's right ear, and that of his sons, on their right thumb and right great toe. REPRESENTATIVE (EXODUS 34:5). "And Moses besought Jehovah his God and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Yet the Bible declares, Paul the apostle prayed for the Ephesians that they might know what are the riches of His inheritance in the saints. We know His tender mercy in the smallest matters; but in that which so nearly concerns His honour, it is indeed a truly merciful provision that the Great High Priest bears the iniquity of holy things, where other wise defilement would be fatal. Not a soul that has been since brought to the knowledge of God but what at least ought to have profited in point of fact, must have profited by this grave lesson. Covenant renewed: Make no covenant with the peoples of "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." WebExodus 34:5-7New International Version. The feast [Now God lays out the various feasts that they were to have, the three feasts, "the feast",] of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. God had given this as a reason why he would not go along with them, Exodus 33:3; Exodus 33:3. For this reason He is called slow (378) to anger, as if He would abstain from severity did not mans wickedness compel Him to execute punishment on his sins. They greatly err who in this sense quote "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin," and stop there. And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. Even the force of the silver redemption-money he thinks disproved by the fact that the sockets of the door were made of brass. 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]. Exodus hides the complex details while assets are exchanged in seconds. This follows here. Revelation of Gods Grace. There isn't a God of the Old Testament, and a different God of the New. (2.) WebNo sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exodus 34:5; Exodus 34:5): The Lord descended, by some sensible token of his presence, and The goats' hair would seem to speak of Christ in His prophetic separateness; the rams' skins dyed red point to His absolute consecration to God; as the power which kept out all evil would appear to be meant by the badgers' or tachach skins, which covered the tent above. 2. At the same time the righteousness of the law is fulfilled so much the more in those that "walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.". 1. This I maintain to be peculiar to Christianity in all its fulness. closely with the last section of the preceding chapter, and must be But here we must take care. WebPeter Pett's Commentary on the Bible. Then we have the holy anointing oil, which also had to do with fitting the priests for drawing near to God. This is greatly confirmed by what follows. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, The Lord, the Lord, the Both unite in Christ and His atoning death. This section coheres not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people; CHAPTER XXXIV.THE VISION OF GOD.Exodus 34:1-35It was when God had most graciously assured Moses 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. This is prefixed before the display of his mercy, to teach us to think and to speak even of God's grace and goodness with great seriousness and a holy awe, and to encourage us to depend upon these mercies; they are not the mercies of a man, that is frail and feeble, false and fickle, but the mercies of the Lord, the Lord God; therefore sure mercies, and sovereign mercies, mercies that may be trusted, but not tempted. 5 The Name of the Lord proclaimed. But after the form of hallowing the priests, the Spirit prescribes in the end of Exodus 39:1-43 (ver. Therefore whatever the work introduced meanwhile whether of grace, as the effectual working of God, or whether of law as proving the inefficiency of man He always holds out His rest, to which He would also direct the eyes of all who love Him. Even so, in Exodus 34:6, we have the lengthened explanation of the Divine glory; while in 1 John 4 there is the same and substancethe essence of allin the three words, God is Love., (2.) Without life it is impossible for one to produce that which is according to God; and without a worthy object, nay without a divine object presented, there can be nothing to draw out divine affections. WebExodus 34:5 And the Lord descended in the cloud The same with the cloudy pillar, which was now gone up from the door of the tabernacle, and was on high in the air over the THE SECOND GIVING OF THE LAW It would be a glorious thing that three times a year all the men in the nation would have to come and stand before God in this time of worship and so forth. The Jew had it after this outward sort, all being comparatively external in Israel. He reproaches them once more with being a stiff-necked people; He will not go up in the midst of them, lest He should consume them in the way. Encouraged by this revelation Moses requested again (cf. (377) So the V. Stetit Moyses eum eo, invocans nomen Domini.. revelation that "God is love." The more we see of God's goodness the more ashamed we should be of our own sins, and the more earnest for an interest in it. Exodus is designed for people who have never used an exchange. Is it not known that for a righteous man (which assuredly the believer is) law is not in force, but for lawless and insubordinate, the ungodly and sinful. We have what answers to it. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 10 God maketh a couenant with them, repeating certaine dueties of the We are adopted sons; but then we are more than that. Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation." We should remember that we are heavenly now (1 Corinthians 15:1-58) as truly as we ever shall be. Accordingly we may regard the law as a whole, consisting not only of moral claims but of national institutes, ordinances, statutes, and judgment) under which Israel were put. 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. This is what is going on every day now in Christendom. You know, that would be such a glorious thing if you had a religious nation. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The Lord, the Lord, the "If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature and the old things are passed away, and every thing becomes new"( 1 Corinthians 5:13 ). The proclamation of Jehovah (Exodus 34:5) If you only knew the high value God placed upon you, you'd be amazed, if you knew how highly God prized you. Now the Lord Jesus will not be dealing then as Son, though then as evermore the Son of God. These verses, as Stock says, show that the revelation of God was not merely to the outward sight, but chiefly to the heart and mind of Moses. It is not a merely legal way of escaping the dreadful doom that he sees is the just portion of those that despise God. 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. Thus Israel never was under absolute law. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Surely the scripture describes the days in which we live when it refers to "unnatural affections". Aaron's sons were to have coats, priests' girdles, and bonnets for glory and for beauty. Number one, why the veil over the face of Moses? (1.) when from Thy pavilionThou lookest forth at morning; flying wideThose curtain-clouds of purple and vermilion.Dispensing life and light on every side., Divine Glory! We see this demonstrated all the time. 5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[ a] in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. First of all they promised obedience; but it was the obedience of the law. In Exodus 28:1-43; Exodus 29:1-46 is given the prescribed ceremonial in consecrating the priesthood. This is here called "sanctification of the Spirit." The bells give their sound when the high priest goes in and when he comes out. "The first of the firstfruits of thy land.". He is Jehovah, the Lord, who has his being of himself, and is the fountain of all being, Jehovah-El, the Lord, the strong God, a God of almighty power himself, and the original of all power. concerning Himself, first, as to His nature and second, as to His For it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a living God"( Hebrews 10:27-29 , Hebrews 10:31 ). He accordingly drew near into the thick darkness; for so God dealt with Israel as a people in the flesh. The New Tables of the Law for the People prone to a Hierarchy. This is true, no doubt; but unless it goes farther than this, it is a declarative sanction of God's punishing in case of failure to meet His demands. He's only protecting the innocent children that He's bringing in to inherit the land, His children. The Divine justice is Inflexible. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Certain things which happened to Israel may be types for the Christian, but nothing more. Let it be remembered that this God has revealed His law, and was about to take the people into covenant relationship with Him. me What a solemn but yet gracious manifestation is here made of God. Therefore, according to the usual phrase of Scripture, the sacred name of God is applied to the visible symbol; not that the empty cloud was a figure of the absent Deity, but because it testified His presence according to the comprehension of men. Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God ( Exodus 34:11-14 ): Now there are people who have difficulty with God demanding the extermination of the people within the land. 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. Ignorant of God as well as of themselves, they dared to take their stand on His law. "And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah. The new nature accordingly has right affections and gracious desires; but there is power in the Spirit through Christ Jesus. fulfill three conditions: (1) _Earliness_: My soul, be ready in the Grace and truth were demonstrated in Jesus Christ, but to those who reject that grace and truth, as Hebrews tells us, "There remains then a fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God that will devour His adversaries. We cannot expect the benefit of God's He proclaimed the name of the Lord, by which he would make himself known. It consisted of a declaration by God of the truth He delivered up His own Son for you because He prizes you that much. 448-49. 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. Additional reminders concerned requirements for sacrifices and firstfruits (25-26; see 23:18-19).God then made a declaration that the covenant Israel had broken was now re-established. He will reign as the great King King of kings and Lord of lords, but still as King. THE SECOND GIVING OF THE LAW He underwent death to the law by the body of Christ that he should belong to another Him that was raised from the dead in order that we should bear fruit to God. We can see therefore the moral propriety and beauty of this distinction, which at once separates the shadows of the latter part of Exodus into two main sections. on the first tables, which thou _AND THE LORD DESCENDED IN THE CLOUD, AND STOOD WITH HIM THERE, AND This was the second proclamation. You cannot do that to a child without marking the child, without damaging the child psychologically, putting psychic scars upon that child's mind that's gonna be with him the rest of his life.Thank God for the power of the blood of Jesus Christ; it's the only thing that I know that can straighten up the mess that people's minds are in because of some of the stupid things their parents did. "Thou shalt make thee no molten images.". "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." There were believers before it and all through; but this of course wholly distinct from Judaism. ", See the ground Moses took the unqualified promises of God's mercy, the grace assured to the fathers Impossible for Jehovah to set aside such a plea Nevertheless Moses comes down with the two tables in his hand, the work of God. It was the power of the Spirit. dus ek-s-ds eg-z- 1 capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table 2 : a mass departure : emigration Did Moses was near enough to God in the tabernacle, outside the camp, to get a better view of His grace than he ever enjoyed before. It may be looked at in its general and historical bearing, more abstractly as a moral test. In the last Forgiveness is for the repentant. Thus, it means thousands of generations! As divine life alone can have affections according to God, so a divine object alone can either act on those affections or minister to them. Deuteronomy 10:4_. Woes and wonders were their sublimest ideal of God.(3.) Law is essentially incapable of helping, because being only a claim on God's part, and a definition of His demands, it can only condemn him whose condition makes due obedience impossible. His relationship was with them as they then were, redeemed from Egypt by His power and brought to Himself indeed, but only after an outward sort, neither born of God, nor justified. The guilty may be spared so that they may repent, but they will not be cleared. Truth. It is based upon the Divine immutability; He cannot deny Himself. Universal; keeping mercy for thousands; universal as regards space, universal as regards time. As you see these little gods that are representations, or were representations to the people of Baal, you'll see that Baal's arms are always folded, and the hands in an upright position like this. He would cause the world to be amazed at the greatness of his power as he drove out nation after nation to give his people the land he had promised them (10-11). on high in the air over the mount, and on which the Lord now de And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and This was the first full revelation, the last is like unto it. God is love, and they are enough for faith and hope and work Notice, 1. TRANSLATION Now that's asking God for an awful lot. That is very true; it is impossible if you're only dealing with natural things. We cannot expect the benefit of God's Comp. Yet we know on the best authority that Moses loved the people as not another soul in the camp did. This shows the essential difference between law and grace, which last means God giving in Christ all that man really needs for His own glory. It may be added here, as some have found an apparent inconsistency in comparing the passage with 1 Samuel 3:3, that the Hebrew means not "always" in the absolute sense, but continually or constantly. Can't go more than nine days without water; we'll dehydrate and die. If his master have given him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 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