20 He saith also, `Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'
And I say, `Wo to me, for I have been silent, For a man -- unclean of lips `am' I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'
And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for `I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.
who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom `is' honour and might age-during! Amen.
And Gideon seeth that He `is' a messenger of Jehovah, and Gideon saith, `Alas, Lord Jehovah! because that I have seen a messenger of Jehovah face to face!'
And Manoah saith unto his wife, `We certainly die, for we have seen God.'
and having in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and his countenance `is' as the sun shining in its might. And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, `Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,
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Commentary on Exodus 33 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 33
In this chapter we have a further account of the mediation of Moses between God and Israel, for the making up of the breach that sin had made between them.
Exd 33:1-6
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Exd 33:7-11
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Exd 33:12-23
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.