5And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
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And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. …
And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exod. 34:5): The Lord descended , by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Ps. 113:6; Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited ? He descended in the c…
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