Exodus 33:21

And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
place	מָק֖וֹם ma.Kom	H4725	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
stand	וְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ ve.ni.tzav.Ta	H5324	to station · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
rock	הַצּֽוּר ha.Tzur	H6697	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Zechariah 3:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt…
Deuteronomy 5:31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou sha…
Joshua 20:4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the…
Isaiah 56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an ev…
Luke 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:12–end

Moses, having returned to the door of the tabernacle, becomes a humble and importunate supplicant there for two very great favours, and as a prince he has power with God, and prevails for both: herein he was a type of Christ the great intercessor, whom the Father heareth always. I. He is very earnest with God for a grant of his presence with Israel in the rest of their march to Canaan, notwithstanding their provocations. The people had by their sin deserved the wrath of God, and for the turning away of that Moses had already prevailed, Exo 32:14. But they had likewise forfeited God's favourable presence, and all the benefit and comfort of that, and this Moses is here begging for the return o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 33:18

I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively. Next: Exodus Chapter 34

Adam Clarke on Exodus 33:21

Behold, there is a place by me - There seems to be a reference here to a well-known place on the mount where God was accustomed to meet with Moses. This was a rock; and it appears there was a cleft or cave in it, in which Moses was to stand while the Divine Majesty was pleased to show him all that human nature was capable of bearing: but this appears to have referred more to the counsels of his mercy and goodness, relative to his purpose of redeeming the human race, than to any visible appearance of the Divine Majesty itself. See Clarke on Exo 33:18 (note). 1. The conclusion of this chapter is very obscure: we can scarcely pretend to say, in any precise manner, what it means; and it is very…

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John Gill on Exodus 33:21

And the Lord said, behold, there is a place by me,.... Near him, not in or by the tabernacle, where it may be the pillar of cloud now was, as it had been, Exodus 33:9 but upon the rock, where it had been for many days, and near to which there was a fit place for Moses to be in, and have that view of the goodness and glory of God he would favour him with: and thou shall stand upon a rock; in Horeb, typical of Christ the rock, the rock of Israel, and the rock of ages, the rock of refuge, salvation, and strength; comparable to one for shelter, solidity, firmness, strength, and duration; and happy are they who stand upon this rock; they are safe and secure, they stand on high, and have noble pr…

The Church Fathers

The place is the church, the rock is the Lord, Moses is the multitude of the people of Israel, who did not believe in the Lord when he preached on the earth. So that multitude stood on the rock and beheld the back parts of the Lord as he passed by. After the Lord's passion and ascension they were led into the church and merited to receive faith in Christ. They did not recognize him face to face on earth but later acknowledged him "from behind."
— Paterius, EXPOSITION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, EXODUS 58

The place is the church, the rock is the Lord, Moses is the multitude of the people of Israel, who did not believe in the Lord when he preached on the earth. So that multitude stood on the rock and beheld the back parts of the Lord as he passed by. After the Lord's passion and ascension they were led into the church and merited to receive faith in Christ. They did not recognize him face to face on earth but later acknowledged him "from behind." Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Exodus
— Pacian of Barcelona,

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Dictionary and topics

Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Communion With God · Exemplified: Moses — Exemplified: Moses
Condescension Of God · Indulges Moses’ prayer to behold his glory — Indulges Moses’ prayer to behold his glory
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · God’s glory shown to Moses — God’s glory shown to Moses
Glory Of God, The · Exhibited to: Moses — Exhibited to: Moses
Rocks · Used as: Places of Observation — Used as: Places of Observation
Vision · .Of the glory of Go — .Of the glory of Go

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 33:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 33:18

Adam Clarke on Exodus 33:21

John Gill on Exodus 33:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 33:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 33:18

Adam Clarke on Exodus 33:21

John Gill on Exodus 33:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 33:21–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 33:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 33:20-23

Rashi on Exodus 33:21