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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Exodus
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 275,869 words · 607 reading sections
Exodus 15:12
Exodus 15:12 Ver. 12. Thou stretchedst out thy right hand,.... That is, exerted his power, and gave a display and proof of it; of which the right hand is an emblem: the earth swallowed them; meaning Pharaoh and his host; for though they were drowned in the sea, that being a part of the terraqueous globe, they may be …
133 wordsSECTION 242Exodus 15:13
Exodus 15:13 Ver. 13. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed,.... From their servitude and bondage in Egypt; and so they were the Lord's people, peculiar to him, and distinct from all others: those he led forth, as out of Egypt, so through the Red sea onward towards Canaan's land; which w…
569 wordsSECTION 243Exodus 15:14
Exodus 15:14 Ver. 14. And the people shall hear, and be afraid,.... What follows from hence to the end of the song is plainly prophetic, a prediction of future events; and this clause respects the case of all the nations of the earth, who should hear the report of the plagues, brought upon the Egyptians for the sake o…
157 wordsSECTION 244Exodus 15:15
Exodus 15:15 Ver. 15. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed, &c,] Of which there were many, see Ge 36:15 the land being first governed by dukes, as perhaps it was at this time, though in some few years after it had a king, Nu 20:14 now these, when they heard of the wonderful things that were done for Israel in Egypt,…
5,912 wordsSECTION 245Exodus 16:1
Exodus 16:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 16 This chapter begins with an account of the journeying of the children of Israel from Elim to the wilderness of Sin, where they murmured for want of bread, Ex 16:1, when the Lord told Moses that he would rain bread from heaven for them, which Moses informed them of; and withal, th…
714 wordsSECTION 246Exodus 16:2
Exodus 16:2 Ver. 2. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured,.... For want of bread; for the Targum of Jonathan says, that day the dough ceased they brought of Egypt, on which, and the unleavened cakes they had lived thirty days; and for a longer space of time it was not sufficient, as Josephus {g…
230 wordsSECTION 247Exodus 16:3
Exodus 16:3 Ver. 3. And the children of Israel said unto them,.... They not only inwardly murmured, and privately complained among themselves, but they spoke out their complaints, and that in a very extravagant manner: would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt; by one of the plagues, or so…
322 wordsSECTION 248Exodus 16:4
Exodus 16:4 Ver. 4. Then said the Lord unto Moses,.... Who no doubt had been praying to him, as was his usual manner, when the people were in distress and complained, and was heard and answered by him: behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; though they were a murmuring, rebellious, and ungrateful people, the …
510 wordsSECTION 249Exodus 16:5
Exodus 16:5 Ver. 5. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day,.... Of the week, and from the raining of the bread, which was on the first day of the week: they shall prepare that which they bring in; the Targum of Jonathan adds, to eat on the sabbath day; what they did not consume on the sixth day was to be pr…
188 wordsSECTION 250Exodus 16:6
Exodus 16:6 Ver. 6. And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel,.... That is, Aaron spoke in the name of Moses to them, he being his spokesman, appointed of God to speak for him, and both spoke to them as from the Lord: at even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt…
142 wordsSECTION 251Exodus 16:7
Exodus 16:7 Ver. 7. And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord,.... Either as displayed in this wonderful affair, raining bread about their tents, which was in the morning, or else as it appeared in the cloud, Ex 16:7 the latter sense seems to be confirmed by what follows: for that he; the glory of th…
197 wordsSECTION 252Exodus 16:8
Exodus 16:8 Ver. 8. And Moses said, this shall be,.... Which supplement may be left out: when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat; cause the quails to come up, and fall about their tents: and in the morning bread to the full; by raining it from heaven all around them: for that, or rather "then" {k},…
233 wordsSECTION 253Exodus 16:9
Exodus 16:9 Ver. 9. And Moses spake unto Aaron,.... Who was his prophet and spokesman to the people: say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel; to the heads of them, to as many as could conveniently hear him, and were to report what he said to the rest: come near before the Lord; who was in the pillar …
154 wordsSECTION 254Exodus 16:10
Exodus 16:10 Ver. 10. And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel,.... Before he had well done speaking: that they looked toward the wilderness; they were already in the wilderness of Sin, and they looked straight forward toward that part of it which was yet before them, or…
138 wordsSECTION 255Exodus 16:11
Exodus 16:11 Ver. 11. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Out of the bright and glorious cloud: saying; as follows:…
21 wordsSECTION 256Exodus 16:12
Exodus 16:12 Ver. 12. I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel,.... This Moses and Aaron had often affirmed, and now the Lord confirms what they had said, and lets them know that he took notice of their murmurings, and disapproved of them, and was displeased with them; though he did not think fit to resen…
248 wordsSECTION 257Exodus 16:13
Exodus 16:13 Ver. 13. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up,.... From the coasts of Egypt, from the Red sea, over which they flew; and being evening, and weary with flying so long, lighted and settled where the Israelites encamped. Josephus {l} says, about the Arabian gulf there are more of this sort of…
6,721 wordsSECTION 258Exodus 17:1
Exodus 17:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 17 The children of Israel coming to Rephidim, want water, and chide with Moses about it, who, crying to the Lord, is bid to smite the rock, from whence came water for them, and he named the place from their contention with him, Ex 17:1 at this place Amalek came and fought with Israe…
412 wordsSECTION 259Exodus 17:2
Exodus 17:2 Ver. 2. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses,.... Contended with him by words, expostulating with him in a very angry and indecent manner for bringing them thither; loading him with reproaches and calumnies, wrangling and quarrelling with him, and using him very ill, giving hard words and bad language…
402 wordsSECTION 260Exodus 17:3
Exodus 17:3 Ver. 3. And the people thirsted there for water,.... They saw there was no water when they first came thither, and therefore chid Moses for bringing them to such a place, where they could not subsist; and having stayed some little time here, and all the water they brought with them from Alush being spent, …
177 wordsSECTION 261Exodus 17:4
Exodus 17:4 Ver. 4. And Moses cried unto the Lord..... Or prayed unto him, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; which shows the distress he was thrown into, the vehemence of his prayer, and perhaps the loud and lamentable tone in which he expressed it: this was the method he always took, and the refuge he fled unto…
381 wordsSECTION 262Exodus 17:5
Exodus 17:5 Ver. 5. And the Lord said unto Moses,.... Out of the pillar of cloud: go on before the people, lead them on nearer to Mount Sinai or Horeb, within sight of which they now were. Jarchi adds, by way of explanation, "and see if they will stone thee"; fear not, go on boldly, no harm shall come to thee: and t…
367 wordsSECTION 263Exodus 17:6
Exodus 17:6 Ver. 6. Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb,.... Or "upon that rock" {k}, a particular rock which was pointed unto, where the Lord in the pillar of cloud would stand; not as a mere spectator of this affair, but as a director of Moses where to smite the rock; and to exert his power…
1,440 wordsSECTION 264Exodus 17:7
Exodus 17:7 Ver. 7. And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah,.... The former signifies "temptation", and the latter "contention": the reason of which names being given by Moses, or whoever was the name of the place, follows: "because of the chiding of the children of Israel"; that was the reason why it …
198 wordsSECTION 265Exodus 17:8
Exodus 17:8 Ver. 8. Then came Amalek,.... The Amalekites, who were not the posterity of Amalek, a son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, by Timna the concubine of Eliphaz, Ge 36:12 who dwelt in the desert, to the south of Judea, beyond the city Petra, as you go to Aila, as Jerom says {t}; and so the Targum of Jonathan descr…
459 wordsSECTION 266Exodus 17:9
Exodus 17:9 Ver. 9. And Moses said unto Joshua,.... The son of Nun, who was his minister, and was a man of war from his youth, trained up in the art of war, and afterwards succeeded Moses, and was captain of the armies of Israel, and fought at the head of them, and subdued the Canaanites. Moses knew he was a fit perso…
319 wordsSECTION 267Exodus 17:10
Exodus 17:10 Ver. 10. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him,.... He singled out some proper persons for the battle, and arrayed them with armour, and led them forth out of the camp, and went forth at the head of them: and fought with Amalek; upon both armies meeting, a battle ensued: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur, went…
270 wordsSECTION 268Exodus 17:11
Exodus 17:11 Ver. 11. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed,.... With his rod in it as a banner displayed, as some think, which inspired the Israelites with courage to fight, and they had the better of it; though Aben Ezra rejects that notion, observing, that if that had been the case…
381 wordsSECTION 269Exodus 17:12
Exodus 17:12 Ver. 12. But Moses's hands were heavy,.... And hung down through weariness, holding up the rod first in one hand, and then in another, for so long a time; and thus sometimes, through infirmity, the best of men grow remiss in prayer, their hands are weak and hang flown through the corruptions of their hear…
1,608 wordsSECTION 270Exodus 18:1
Exodus 18:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 18 This chapter gives an account of Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, with Zipporah his daughter, the wife of Moses, and her two sons, meeting him in the wilderness, who was kindly received by him, Ex 18:1 and on Moses' relating the great things God had done for Israel, Jethro expresse…
418 wordsSECTION 271Exodus 18:2
Exodus 18:2 Ver. 2. Then Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses's wife,.... When he had heard of the above things, he determined to pay Moses a visit, and congratulate him on that account; and he took his daughter, the wife of Moses, along with him, to deliver her to her husband, to share with him in his …
528 wordsSECTION 272Exodus 18:3
Exodus 18:3 Ver. 3. And her two sons,.... Those also Jethro took along with him and his daughter: of which the name of the one was Gershom; which seems to be his firstborn, Ex 2:22, his name signifies a desolate stranger, as some, or, "there I was a stranger": the reason of which name follows agreeably thereunto: fo…
148 wordsSECTION 273Exodus 18:4
Exodus 18:4 Ver. 4. And the name of the other was Eliezer,.... Who seems to be his second son, and was that which was circumcised by Zipporah at the inn, and about which there was such a stir, Ex 4:24, and signifies "my God [is] help", or, his helper: for the God of my father, [said he], was mine help, and delivered …
151 wordsSECTION 274Exodus 18:5
Exodus 18:5 Ver. 5. And Jethro, Moses's father in law,.... This is the third time he is so called in the chapter already, and many more times besides after in it; the reason of which seems to be, either to distinguish him from another of the same name, or to do him honour, that he should be in such a relation to so gr…
600 wordsSECTION 275Exodus 18:6
Exodus 18:6 Ver. 6. And he said unto Moses,.... By a messenger, as Jarchi: or by a written letter, as Aben Ezra: or, as the Septuagint version, "it was told to Moses, thy father", &c. for as yet he was not come to him, as appears by Moses going forth to meet him: I thy father in law Jethro am come to thee: or, "am co…
223 wordsSECTION 276Exodus 18:7
Exodus 18:7 Ver. 7. And Moses went out to meet his father in law,.... Out of the camp, at least out of his tent: the Targum of Jonathan says, from under the cloud of glory; how far he went is not certain, nor material to know: this was an instance of his great humility and modesty, and was doing Jethro a great deal of…
370 wordsSECTION 277Exodus 18:8
Exodus 18:8 Ver. 8. And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh,.... After the proper civilities had passed, and Jethro had been refreshed with food and drink, as is highly probable, they entered into a conversation about what had lately passed, which Jethro had had a general report of, an…
346 wordsSECTION 278Exodus 18:9
Exodus 18:9 Ver. 9. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel,.... In giving them the manna and the well, as the above Targum, bread to eat when hungry, and water to drink when thirsty; to which Jarchi adds, and the law, for he supposes the meeting of Jethro and Moses was after the law…
285 wordsSECTION 279Exodus 18:10
Exodus 18:10 Ver. 10. And Jethro said,.... Like a truly good man, as one that knew the Lord and feared him, and was desirous of giving him the praise and glory of all the wonderful things he had done: blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians: and out of the hand of Pharaoh; meaning…
208 wordsSECTION 280Exodus 18:11
Exodus 18:11 Ver. 11. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods,.... He knew the Lord before, and that he was the only true God, and greater than all that were so called; but now he had a fresh instance of it, a clear proof and demonstration of it, and so more plainly and fully knew it, and was assured of it, …
448 wordsSECTION 281Exodus 18:12
Exodus 18:12 Ver. 12. And Jethro, Moses's father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God,.... The burnt offering, which was either of the flock or of the herd, was wholly consumed by fire, from whence it had its name; the peace offering for thanksgiving, which seemed to be meant by the sacrifices here, th…
582 wordsSECTION 282Exodus 18:13
Exodus 18:13 Ver. 13. And it came to pass on the morrow,.... The above Targum paraphrases it, "on the day after the day of atonement:'' and so Jarchi observes the same, out of a book of theirs called Siphri; but rather this was either the day after the entertainment of Jethro with Aaron and the elders in the tent of…
296 wordsSECTION 283Exodus 18:14
Exodus 18:14 Ver. 14. And when Moses's father in law saw all that he did to the people,.... Or for them {q}; for their information and instruction in the laws of God, and for the decision of cases brought before him, according to them; and what a deal of business was on his hands, and he went through for the good of t…
195 wordsSECTION 284Exodus 18:15
Exodus 18:15 Ver. 15. And Moses said unto his father in law,.... In answer to his question; and there were two things, as Aben Ezra observes, he did to the people, and for which they came to him; the one is observed in this verse, and the other in the next: because the people come unto me to inquire of God; of his mi…
156 wordsSECTION 285Exodus 18:16
Exodus 18:16 Ver. 16. When they have a matter, they come unto me,.... This is the other thing he did for them, as the above writer observes; which being last mentioned, he speaks of first, as follows, meaning that when there was a matter in difference between two persons or more, and they could not agree upon it among…
2,662 wordsSECTION 286Exodus 19:1
Exodus 19:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 19 In this chapter we have an account of the coming of the children of Israel to Mount Sinai, Ex 19:1, of the covenant made with them there, the proposal on the part of God, and their acceptance of it, Ex 19:3, the previous notice God gave three days before of his appearance on the …
499 wordsSECTION 287Exodus 19:2
Exodus 19:2 Ver. 2. For they were departed from Rephidim,.... After they had fought with Amalek, and came to the western part of the mount to Horeb, where the rock was smitten for them; and they were come from that now, and encamped at Sinai, after Jethro had paid a visit to Moses: and were come to the desert of Sina…
255 wordsSECTION 288Exodus 19:3
Exodus 19:3 Ver. 3. And Moses went up unto God,.... Who was in the pillar of cloud upon the top of the mount; this was on the second day, according to the Targum of Jonathan: "the Lord called unto him out of the mountain"; or had called unto him, as Aben Ezra, since without his leave he could not have gone up. He call…
206 wordsSECTION 289Exodus 19:4
Exodus 19:4 Ver. 4. Ye have seen what I did to the Egyptians,.... The plagues he brought upon them in Egypt, and the destruction of them at the Red sea; these things they were eyewitnesses of, and needed no other proof or evidence to convince and assure them of them, and therefore must be under obligation to attend to…
756 wordsSECTION 290Exodus 19:5
Exodus 19:5 Ver. 5. Now therefore,.... Since they had received such marks of his favour, and were laid under great obligations to him: if ye will obey my voice indeed; truly, sincerely, and heartily; or "in hearkening hearken", or "in obeying obey" {g}; that is, closely and attentively hearken to what he should say t…
367 wordsSECTION 291Exodus 19:6
Exodus 19:6 Ver. 6. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,.... Instead of being in a state of servitude and bondage, as they had been in Egypt, they should be erected into a kingdom, become a body politic, a free state, a commonwealth governed by its own laws, and those laws of God's making; yea, they should be…
524 wordsSECTION 292Exodus 19:7
Exodus 19:7 Ver. 7. And Moses came and called for the elders of the people,.... After he had heard the above words from the mouth of God, he came down from the mount into the camp of Israel, and sent for the elders or principal men of the tribes and families of Israel to come to him: and, being gathered together, la…
129 wordsSECTION 293Exodus 19:8
Exodus 19:8 Ver. 8. And all the people answered together,.... By their heads and representatives, the elders, summoned before Moses, to whom he declared the whole will of God; or this being communicated by them to their respective tribes and families, they were all of one mind; there was not a contradicting voice amon…
216 wordsSECTION 294Exodus 19:9
Exodus 19:9 Ver. 9. And the Lord said unto Moses,.... As the Targum of Jonathan, on the third day; though Jarchi says the fourth; which seems not so well to agree with his words on the preceding verse, since it seems to be at the same time that Moses returned the words of the people to the Lord, that he said what foll…
572 wordsSECTION 295Exodus 19:10
Exodus 19:10 Ver. 10. And the Lord said unto Moses,.... On the fourth day, according to the Targum of Jonathan; go unto the people; go down from the mountain, from the top of it, where he now was, to the camp of Israel, which was pitched before it: and sanctify them today and tomorrow; the fourth and fifth days of t…
189 wordsSECTION 296Exodus 19:11
Exodus 19:11 Ver. 11. And be ready against the third day,.... Not the third day of the month, but the third day from hence, this being the fourth, and the morrow the fifth, and the third day, the day following that, the sixth, on which day it is generally agreed by the Jews that the law was given, See Gill on "Ex 19:1…
157 wordsSECTION 297Exodus 19:12
Exodus 19:12 Ver. 12. And thou shall set bounds to the people round about,.... That is, round about the mountain, by drawing a line, throwing up a foss or ditch, or else by laying up heaps of stones or sand, which might be come at easily, or bushes and branches of trees, which grew thick on the mount, from whence it h…
223 wordsSECTION 298Exodus 19:13
Exodus 19:13 Ver. 13. There shall not a hand touch it,.... The mountain or the border of it, which is repeated that it might be taken notice of; and to show that it would be resented if they were to stretch out their hand and only lightly touch it, much more should they set their feet upon it and attempt to ascend it:…
685 wordsSECTION 299Exodus 19:14
Exodus 19:14 Ver. 14. And Moses went down from the mount unto the people,.... The same day that he went up, the fourth day of the month: and sanctified the people; instructed them and ordered them what they should do for their sanctification, in order to their hearing the law from the mouth of the Lord: and they wash…
2,495 wordsSECTION 300Exodus 20:1
Exodus 20:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 20 In this chapter we have an account of the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; the preface to it, Ex 20:1, the ten commandments it consists of, Ex 20:8, the circumstances attending it, which caused the people to remove at some distance, Ex 20:18, when they desired of Moses, that he …
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