Exodus 33:5
For the Lord had previously told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, ‘You are a rebellious people. If I was with you for just a moment, I would wipe you out. Now remove your jewelry, and I'll decide what to do with you.’”
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In Context
4When the people heard these words of criticism, they mourned and didn't put on their jewelry.
6So the Israelites took off their jewelry from the time they left Mount Sinai.
Cross References
Genesis 22:12The angel said, “Don't touch the boy! Don't do anything to him, because now I know that you truly do what God tells you. You didn't refuse to give me your son, your only son.”
Exodus 33:3Enter a land flowing with milk and honey, but I will not accompany you because you are a rebellious people. Otherwise I would destroy you on the way.”
Numbers 16:45“Get away from these people and I will finish them off immediately.” Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground.
Job 34:20They die in a moment; at midnight they shudder and pass away; the mighty are gone without effort.
Psalms 139:23Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.
Isaiah 48:4I know how stubborn you are, with necks as unbending as iron and foreheads as hard as bronze.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:2-7
The Israelites Reproved. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for… Read the whole commentary →