Êxodo 19

Êxodo 19

Spurgeon comments: He shall cover thee with thy feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust. A wonderful expression! Had it been invented by an uninspired man it would have verged upon blasphemy, for who should dare to apply such words to the Infinite Jehovah? But as He himself authorized, yea, dictated the language, we have here a transcendent condescension, such as it becomes us to admire and adore. Doth the Lord speak of His feathers, as though He likened Himself to a bird? Who will not see herein a matchless love, a divine tenderness, which should both woo and win our confidence? Even as a hen covers her chickens so does the LORD protect the souls which dwell in Him; let us cower down beneath Him for comfort and for safety. Under His Wings Under His wings I am safely abiding, Though the night deepens and tempests are wild, Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me, He has redeemed me, and I am His child. Refrain Under His wings, under His wings, Who from His love can sever? Under His wings my soul shall abide, Safely abide forever. Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow! How the heart yearningly turns to His rest! Often when earth has no balm for my healing, There I find comfort, and there I am blessed. Under His wings, oh, what precious enjoyment! There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er; Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me, Resting in Jesus, I’m safe evermore. by W O Cushing Through the prophet Isaiah God encourages wayward Israel that "Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new (literally exchange their strength for His strength!) strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weary." (Isa 40:31) I rest beneath the Almighty’s shade, My griefs expire, my troubles cease; Thou, Lord, on Whom my soul is stayed, Wilt keep me still in perfect peace. - Charles Wesley (cp Is 26:3) THE EAGLE A bird of prey Job 9:26; Mat 24:28 Unclean Lev 11:13; Deu 14:12 Different kinds of Lev 11:13,18; Eze 17:3 Called the eagle of the heavens Lam 4:19 DESCRIBED AS - Long-sighted Job 39:29 - Swift 2Sa 1:23 - Soaring to heaven Pro 23:5 Strength of its feathers alluded to Dan 4:33 Greatness of its wings alluded to Eze 17:3,7 Peculiarity of its flight alluded to Pro 30:19 Delights in the lofty cedars Eze 17:3,4 Dwells in the high rocks Job 39:27,28 Feeds her young with blood Job 39:29,30 ILLUSTRATIVE - Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers Eze 1:10; Rev 4:7 - Of great and powerful kings Eze 17:3; Hos 8:1 - (Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints Psa 103:5 - (Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his people Exo 19:4; Deu 32:11 - (Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church Rev 12:14 - (Upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven Isa 40:31 - (Swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches Pro 23:5 - (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies Deu 28:49; Jer 4:13; 48:40; Lam 4:19 - (Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked Jer 49:16; Oba 1:4 - (Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities Mic 1:16 - (Hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days Job 9:26 Was the standard of the Roman armies Mat 24:15,28 Exodus 19:5 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; NET Exodus 19:5 And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine, NLT Exodus 19:5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. ESV Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; LXE Exodus 19:5 And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine. KJV Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: NIV Exodus 19:5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, ASV Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: CSB Exodus 19:5 Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine, NKJ Exodus 19:5 `Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. NRS Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, YLT Exodus 19:5 'And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; NAB Exodus 19:5 Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people, though all the earth is mine. NJB Exodus 19:5 So now, if you are really prepared to obey me and keep my covenant, you, out of all peoples, shall be my personal possession, for the whole world is mine. GWN Exodus 19:5 If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine. BBE Exodus 19:5 If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine: if you will indeed obey My voice - Ex 23:22 24:7 De 11:27 28:1 Jos 24:24 1Sa 15:22 Isa 1:19 Jer 7:23 11:4-7 Heb 11:8 keep My covenant - De 5:2 Ps 25:10 103:17,18 Isa 56:4 Jer 31:31-33 My own possession - Dt 4:20 Dt 7:6 Dt 14:2,21 Dt 26:18 Dt 32:8,9 1Ki 8:53 Ps 135:4 Song 8:12 Isa 41:8 43:1 Jer 10:16 Mal 3:17 Titus 2:14 all the earth - Ex 9:29 De 10:14 Job 41:11 Ps 24:1 Ps 50:11 Da 4:34,35 1Co 10:26,28 Exodus 19 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Titus 2:14+ (Christ Jesus) Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. JEHOVAH DESCRIBES THE BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE Notice this is a conditional promise = "If...then" and sadly, for most of Israel's history she failed to keep the "if"! That said, remember that Jehovah has always (and will always in the future have) a believing Remnant of Israel. Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant - Now Jehovah gives a prophetic picture of the potential for the nation of Israel. This is a preview of coming attractions for Jehovah would soon reveal His obligations to Israel. Note obey and keep are relatively synonymous for they both speak of obedience. Sadly the preview was not "watched" by most of the nation of Israel and it will not be until the last days that this prophecies of Israel as Jehovah's possession and priests will be consummated (see discussion below). NET Note on obey My voice - Literally “listen to my voice.” The construction uses the imperfect tense in the conditional clause, preceded by the infinitive absolute from the same verb. The idiom “listen to the voice of” implies obedience, not just mental awareness of sound.. (Notes) Covenant (01285)( berit/berith/beriyth)