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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Exodus
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 275,869 words · 607 reading sections
Exodus 30:9
Exodus 30:9 Ver. 9. Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon,.... Which had not the same, but was made of other materials, or had more or fewer; whatever was not exactly the same was not to be offered; and so to make use of other mediators than Christ, whether angels or men, or to put up prayer to God for the sake of…
168 wordsSECTION 482Exodus 30:10
Exodus 30:10 Ver. 10. And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year,.... On the day of atonement, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Aben Ezra explain it; and the atonement here referred to seems to be an atonement for the altar itself, see Le 16:18 and as the altar of burnt offering …
287 wordsSECTION 483Exodus 30:11
Exodus 30:11 Ver. 11. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Continued his discourse; or, there being some intermission, reassumed it: saying; as follows.…
24 wordsSECTION 484Exodus 30:12
Exodus 30:12 Ver. 12. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, after their number,.... An account of them, how many they are; which was sometimes done, and was proper to be done, especially in time of war; though the present case seems to be for the sake of raising money for the tabernacle and the service o…
379 wordsSECTION 485Exodus 30:13
Exodus 30:13 Ver. 13. This they shall give, everyone that passeth among them that are numbered,.... And their number, according to Jarchi, was known by what was paid; for he says the sum was taken not by heads, but everyone gave the half shekel, and by counting them the number was known, as follows: half a shekel aft…
248 wordsSECTION 486Exodus 30:14
Exodus 30:14 Ver. 14. Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above,.... Even Levites, Israelites, proselytes, and servants freed, but not women, bond servants, or children {x}: shall give an offering to the Lord; the half shekel before mentioned. {x} Misn. Shekalim, c. 1. sect…
55 wordsSECTION 487Exodus 30:15
Exodus 30:15 Ver. 15. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel,.... Which shows that the Israelites were alike in the esteem of God, their worldly circumstances making no difference; their souls being alike, the same ransom price was given for them; and that they were all to ha…
295 wordsSECTION 488Exodus 30:16
Exodus 30:16 Ver. 16. And thou shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel,.... The half shekel, the ransom of their souls: and shall appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; for the building of the tabernacle, for the repairs of it, and for the sacrifices offered in it; particul…
165 wordsSECTION 489Exodus 30:17
Exodus 30:17 Ver. 17. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Again, at another time, and upon another subject: saying, as follows.…
22 wordsSECTION 490Exodus 30:18
Exodus 30:18 Ver. 18. Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash [withal],.... For Aaron, and his sons, and the priests in succession, to wash at before their entrance on their ministry; and denotes in general the necessity of purity, in order to minister in the priestly office; and whi…
4,887 wordsSECTION 491Exodus 31:1
Exodus 31:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 31 In this chapter an account is given of the persons whom God had chosen, and qualified for the work of building the tabernacle, and all things relating to it, and for the direction and oversight thereof, Ex 31:1 and an enumeration is made of the several things that were to be wrou…
234 wordsSECTION 492Exodus 31:2
Exodus 31:2 Ver. 2. See, I have called by name Bezaleel,.... Had pitched upon, chosen, and distinguished him particularly from all other men to be the architect or chief master builder of the tabernacle, and to be the director and overseer of the whole work relating to it: the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphr…
449 wordsSECTION 493Exodus 31:3
Exodus 31:3 Ver. 3. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God,.... Not with the special graces of the Spirit, or with spiritual gifts fitting for spiritual service in the knowledge of spiritual things, and the instruction of men in them, though, no doubt, he might have them; but with the gifts of ingenuity and skil…
331 wordsSECTION 494Exodus 31:4
Exodus 31:4 Ver. 4. To devise cunning works,.... To invent, contrive, and draw patterns, for the weavers particularly, for the making of the curtains of the tabernacle, the vail of the most holy place, the ephod, and the curious girdle of it, which were made of cunning work, curiously wrought by the weaver; and so Jar…
235 wordsSECTION 495Exodus 31:5
Exodus 31:5 Ver. 5. And in cutting of stones to set them,.... Not of marble stones, or of any common stones used in building, and the cutting and hewing of them to be laid therein, for of those there was no use in the tabernacle; but of precious stones, and the cutting of them, and setting of them in their ouches or e…
218 wordsSECTION 496Exodus 31:6
Exodus 31:6 Ver. 6. And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan,.... To be a partner with him, and to assist in the direction and oversight of the work of the tabernacle; which was done that there might appear to be a sufficiency in the direction, and that too much honour mi…
432 wordsSECTION 497Exodus 31:7
Exodus 31:7 Ver. 7. The tabernacle of the congregation,.... That is, they had wisdom given to make that according to the pattern showed to Moses, and under the direction of the two above persons, to whom Moses communicated it; and from henceforward, in this and some following verses, mention is made of the various thi…
137 wordsSECTION 498Exodus 31:8
Exodus 31:8 Ver. 8. And the table and his furniture,.... The shewbread table, with its dishes, spoons, and bowls, Ex 25:23 and the pure candlestick with all his furniture; called "pure", because made of pure gold, and was to be kept pure and clean by the priests, and in which pure oil olive was burnt, and gave a clea…
89 wordsSECTION 499Exodus 31:9
Exodus 31:9 Ver. 9. And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture,.... Which was made of shittim wood covered with brass; its furniture were its pans, shovels, basins, &c. Ex 27:1 and the laver and his foot; for the priests to wash their hands and feet at, Ex 30:18.…
54 wordsSECTION 500Exodus 31:10
Exodus 31:10 Ver. 10. And the clothes of service,.... Either those the priests ministered in in the time of service, and which they never wore but when in it, and so might with propriety be so called, and what they were the following words explain; or else these were clothes of blue, purple, and scarlet, and coverings…
140 wordsSECTION 501Exodus 31:11
Exodus 31:11 Ver. 11. And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place,.... Of the composition of both which, see Ex 30:23 according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do: not only make all the said things, but make them exactly according to the form and pattern given to Moses, communicated to Be…
79 wordsSECTION 502Exodus 31:12
Exodus 31:12 Ver. 12. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had described to him the place of worship, and appointed the priests that should minister in it, and ordered the making of all things appertaining to it, and the workmen that should be concerned therein, he repeats the law of the sabbath, and puts in mi…
67 wordsSECTION 503Exodus 31:13
Exodus 31:13 Ver. 13. Speak thou also unto the children of Israel,.... Notwithstanding all that has been said and ordered concerning making the tabernacle and all things belonging to it; yet this was not to be understood to the violation of the sabbath, or the neglect of that, in which no work was to be done, no, not …
419 wordsSECTION 504Exodus 31:14
Exodus 31:14 Ver. 14. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore,.... Strictly observe it, according to the rules given concerning it: for it is holy unto you; a day that was set apart of God for holy exercises, peculiarly on their account: everyone that defileth it; by doing any servile work upon it, or not observing it i…
219 wordsSECTION 505Exodus 31:15
Exodus 31:15 Ver. 15. Six days may work be done;.... Allowed to be done by an Israelite, if he would; for this is not a command to work, but a permission or grant to do it; and therefore, seeing they had so many days granted them for their use, it could not be thought hard and unreasonable that God should claim one da…
189 wordsSECTION 506Exodus 31:16
Exodus 31:16 Ver. 16. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath,.... On whom the sabbath of the seventh day was only enjoined, as well as that of the seventh and of the fiftieth years, being all ceremonial and shadowy: to observe the sabbath throughout their generations; so long as the Mosaic dispensati…
821 wordsSECTION 507Exodus 32:1
Exodus 32:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 32 This chapter gives an account of the idolatry of the Israelites making and worshipping a golden calf, Ex 32:1 the information of it God gave to Moses, bidding him at the same time not to make any suit in their favour, that he might consume them, and make a large nation out Moses'…
687 wordsSECTION 508Exodus 32:2
Exodus 32:2 Ver. 2. And Aaron said unto them,.... Perceiving that they were not to be dissuaded from their evil counsel, and diverted from their purpose, but were determined at all events to have an image made to represent God unto them in a visible manner: break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your …
207 wordsSECTION 509Exodus 32:3
Exodus 32:3 Ver. 3. And all the people brake off the golden earrings, which were in their ears,.... The men took off their earrings, and persuaded their wives and children, or obliged them to part with theirs; though the Targum of Jonathan says the women refused to give their ornaments to their husbands, therefore all…
201 wordsSECTION 510Exodus 32:4
Exodus 32:4 Ver. 4. And he received [them] at their hand,.... For the use they delivered them to him: and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf; that is, after he had melted the gold, and cast it into a mould, which gave it the figure of a calf, and with his tool wrought it into a more …
587 wordsSECTION 511Exodus 32:5
Exodus 32:5 Ver. 5. And when Aaron saw it,.... In what form it was, and what a figure it made, and how acceptable it was to the Israelites. The Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphrase it, "and Aaron saw Hur slain before him;'' for reproving them for their idolatry, as the Midrash {e}, quoted by Jarchi, says: an…
186 wordsSECTION 512Exodus 32:6
Exodus 32:6 Ver. 6. And they rose up early in the morning,.... Being eager of, and intent upon their idol worship: and offered burnt offerings; upon the altar Aaron had made, where they were wholly consumed: and brought peace offerings: which were to make a feast to the Lord, and of which they partook: and the peop…
192 wordsSECTION 513Exodus 32:7
Exodus 32:7 Ver. 7. And the Lord said unto Moses, go, get thee down,.... In De 9:12 it is added, "quickly", and so the Septuagint version here: this was said after the Lord had finished his discourse with him, and had given him the two tables of stone, and he was about to depart, but the above affair happening he hast…
353 wordsSECTION 514Exodus 32:8
Exodus 32:8 Ver. 8. They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation, "on Sinai, saying, ye shall not make to yourselves an image, or figure, or any similitude.'' This was the command God had given to them; this the way he had directed them …
245 wordsSECTION 515Exodus 32:9
Exodus 32:9 Ver. 9. And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people,.... He had observed their ways and works, their carriage and behaviour; he had seen them before this time; he knew from all eternity what they would be, that their neck would be as an iron sinew, and their brow brass; but now he saw that in fac…
202 wordsSECTION 516Exodus 32:10
Exodus 32:10 Ver. 10. Now, therefore, let me alone,.... And not solicit him with prayers and supplications in favour of these people, but leave him to take his own way with them, without troubling him with any suit on their behalf; and so the Targum of Jonathan, "and now leave off thy prayer, and do not cry for them …
380 wordsSECTION 517Exodus 32:11
Exodus 32:11 Ver. 11. And Moses besought the Lord his God,.... As the Lord was the God of Moses, his covenant God, and he had an interest in him, he made use of it in favour of the people of Israel: and said, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people? so as to think or speak of consuming them utterly; otherwise h…
321 wordsSECTION 518Exodus 32:12
Exodus 32:12 Ver. 12. Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say,.... Those that remained, as the Targum of Jonathan, who were not drowned in the Red sea: a good man will be concerned for the honour and glory of God among the enemies of his people, that their mouths may not be opened to blaspheme the Lord and speak …
311 wordsSECTION 519Exodus 32:13
Exodus 32:13 Ver. 13. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants,.... The covenant he made with them, the promise he had made unto them, with an oath annexed to it: to whom thou swarest by thine own self; which he did, because he could swear by no greater; and for the confirmation of his covenant and promise, …
6,138 wordsSECTION 520Exodus 33:1
Exodus 33:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 33 This chapter informs us, that the Lord refusing to go with the people, only sending an angel with them, they are filled with concern, and troubled, Ex 33:1. Moses upon this pitched the tabernacle without the camp, where everyone that sought the Lord went; Moses entered into it hi…
372 wordsSECTION 521Exodus 33:2
Exodus 33:2 Ver. 2. And I will send an angel before thee,.... Not the angel before promised, Ex 23:20 the Angel of his presence, the eternal Word and Son of God, but a created angel; and so Aben Ezra observes, he does not say the Angel that was known, that his name was in him; though even this was to be looked upon as…
156 wordsSECTION 522Exodus 33:3
Exodus 33:3 Ver. 3. Unto a land flowing with milk and honey,.... Abounding with all the necessaries and good things of life, a description of the land of Canaan frequently made, see Ex 3:8: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; would not grant them his presence in so near, visible, and respectable a manner as he…
203 wordsSECTION 523Exodus 33:4
Exodus 33:4 Ver. 4. And when the people heard these evil tidings,.... That God would withdraw his gracious presence, and go not up with them himself, only send an angel with them; and especially this may respect what is threatened, Ex 33:5 and had been said at this time: they mourned; were inwardly and heartily griev…
146 wordsSECTION 524Exodus 33:5
Exodus 33:5 Ver. 5. For the Lord had said to Moses,.... At the same time he had told it to the people: say unto the children of Israel: Menachem, as quoted by Ainsworth, observes, that this is said in a way of mercy; for since their idolatry he had only called them the people of Moses, and the people, but now calls t…
373 wordsSECTION 525Exodus 33:6
Exodus 33:6 Ver. 6. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments,.... Such as before described, and this they did, by the Mount Horeb; before their departure from thence, and where they had been guilty of the idolatry: the words may be literally rendered, "from Mount Horeb" {u}; and Jonathan unde…
122 wordsSECTION 526Exodus 33:7
Exodus 33:7 Ver. 7. And Moses took the tabernacle,.... Not that, the pattern of which he had been shown in the mount, for that was not as yet made, rather his own tabernacle or tent, Ex 18:7 or one that was erected for worship before the large one was ordered, and while that was building; for it can hardly be thought …
514 wordsSECTION 527Exodus 33:8
Exodus 33:8 Ver. 8. And it came to pass, when Moses went out of the tabernacle,.... For when he had pitched it he did not continue there; which shows it was not the tent or tabernacle he dwelt in, but whither he went to and fro, both to meet the Lord in it, and transact the affairs of the people, and especially the gr…
215 wordsSECTION 528Exodus 33:9
Exodus 33:9 Ver. 9. And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended,.... From the top of the mount in which Jehovah was: and stood at the door of the tabernacle; where Moses was just entered, and in sight of the people, which was a token of grace and favour both to him and them:…
110 wordsSECTION 529Exodus 33:10
Exodus 33:10 Ver. 10. And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door,.... They being every man at his tent door; and this must be a pleasing sight to them, and give them some hope that God would be merciful to them, forgive their sin, and not depart from them: and all the people rose up and wor…
117 wordsSECTION 530Exodus 33:11
Exodus 33:11 Ver. 11. And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face,.... Not by an angel, but he himself in person; not by a dream or vision, but apparently, in real visible appearance; not in dark speeches, but clearly in plain words, easy to be understood; and not by a voice from heaven at a distance, but mouth to mout…
785 wordsSECTION 531Exodus 33:12
Exodus 33:12 Ver. 12. And Moses said unto the Lord,.... Having returned from the camp to the tabernacle again; see, thou sayest unto me, bring up this people: from hence to the land of Canaan, as in Ex 33:1 and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me; to guide and direct him, help and assist him, prote…
275 wordsSECTION 532Exodus 33:13
Exodus 33:13 Ver. 13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight,.... Which he said, not as doubting whether he had or not, but as taking it for granted he had, and so argues from it, and improves his interest in it, in his pleading with God: shew me now thy way: either the way which he himself wo…
340 wordsSECTION 533Exodus 33:14
Exodus 33:14 Ver. 14. And he said,.... In answer to his request:my presence shall go [with thee]; or before thee, both with Moses and before the people; meaning the Angel of his presence he had before promised, the eternal Word and Son of God, who saved them, redeemed them, bore and carried them all the days of old: o…
2,796 wordsSECTION 534Exodus 34:1
Exodus 34:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 34 In this chapter Moses has orders to hew two tables of stone, that God might write on them the ten commands, and bring them up with him to the mount, Ex 34:1 where the Lord proclaimed his name, and caused his glory and his goodness to pass before him, Ex 34:5 when Moses took this …
625 wordsSECTION 535Exodus 34:2
Exodus 34:2 Ver. 2. And be ready in the morning,.... This was, according to the Jewish chronology {e}, on the twenty eighth day of the month Ab or July: and come up in the morning unto Mount Sinai; the same mount where he had been before: and present thyself there to me on the top of the mount; where the pillar of c…
103 wordsSECTION 536Exodus 34:3
Exodus 34:3 Ver. 3. And no man shall come up with thee,.... Before, Aaron and his two sons, and the seventy elders of Israel, went up with Moses, though they did not go so near the Lord as he did; but now having sinned in the matter of the golden calf, though a reconciliation was made, they were not allowed to go with…
323 wordsSECTION 537Exodus 34:4
Exodus 34:4 Ver. 4. And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first,.... Which may be an emblem of the ministry of men, which God makes use of in hewing of his people, and bringing them to a sense of their sins, the breach of his law, and repentance for them, Ho 6:5: and Moses rose up early in the morning: which…
262 wordsSECTION 538Exodus 34:5
Exodus 34:5 Ver. 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 mount, and on which the Lord now descended in it, as he had before, Ex 19:9: and stood with him there; not Moses stood with the Lord,…
166 wordsSECTION 539Exodus 34:6
Exodus 34:6 Ver. 6. And the Lord passed by before him,.... Or caused his Shechinah, his divine Majesty, and the glory of it, to pass before him, as the Targums; his glory and goodness, which he had promised should pass before him, Ex 33:19 and it is but a transient passing view the greatest of men, God's peculiar favo…
564 wordsSECTION 540Exodus 34:7
Exodus 34:7 Ver. 7. Keeping mercy for thousands,.... 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 him, Ps 89:28 and they are many who are ordained to eternal life, for whom Christ gave his life a ransom, and for whom his blood w…
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