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Selected Verse: Exodus 23:21 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 23:21 |
King James |
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| my name is in him--This angel is frequently called Jehovah and Elohim, that is, God. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Beware of him, and obey his voice; provoke him not - It is at your peril if you do; for my name - My nature, my authority is in him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He will not pardon your transgressions - He is not like a man, with whom ye may think that ye may trifle; were he either man or angel, in the common acceptation of the term, it need not be said, He will not pardon your transgressions, for neither man nor angel could do it.
My name is in him - The Jehovah dwells in him; in him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and because of this he could either pardon or punish. All power is given unto me in heaven and earth, Mat 28:18. |
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.