--- title: "Bullinger" description: "He (Elohim of Exodus 20:1 ) said. See note on Exodus 4:3 . the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 . Nadab, and Abihu . Aaron" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/exodus/24" --- **He** (Elohim of [Exodus 20:1](../../../kjv/exodus/20/1) ) said. See note on [Exodus 4:3](../../../kjv/exodus/4/3) . **the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah* . App-4 . **Nadab, and Abihu** . Aaron's eldest two sons. **seventy** . See App-10 . **afar off.** See note on [Exodus 20:21](../../../kjv/exodus/20/21) , **near** = near unto. **came** . Moses' fourth descent. See note on [Exodus 19:3](../../../kjv/exodus/19/3) . all the words. (1) The Ten Commandments. [Exodus 20:1-17](../../../kjv/exodus/20/1-17) . (2) all the judgments, chaps. 21-23. **wrote** . See note on [Exodus 17:14](../../../kjv/exodus/17/14) , and App-47 . **the hill** = the mountain. **young men** . The whole nation as yet were priests, represented in the fathers and elder sons. Probably the redeemed firstborn from all the tribes. **children** = sons. **offered** . Hebrew. *'alah.* See App-43 . **burnt offerings** . Hebrew. *'olah.* See App-43 . **sacrificed.** Hebrew. *zabach.* App-43 . **Peace offerings** . Hebrew. *shelem.* App-43 . **(5-8)** This is the subject of [Hebrews 9:15-23](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/15-23) , where "testament "should be rendered *covenant,* and the word "men", which is not in the text, should be "over the dead sacrifices" referred to here. *(Greek. epi nekrois.)* **on the altar** . This was pledging Jehovah to this conditional covenant. See [Hebrews 9:19](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/19) , where the book also is said to be sprinkled. **be obedient** . Connect this with the sprinkling-of the blood in next verse; and connect both with [1 Peter 1:2](../../../kjv/1-peter/1/2) . **the blood** = the other half of the blood. Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of the Part), App-6 . See [Hebrews 9:20](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/20) . **the People** . Thus pledging them to their part of the covenant, which was thereby made conditional; unlike that with Abraham in [Genesis 15](../../../kjv/genesis/15) , which was unconditional. **Behold** . Figure of speech *Asterismos* ( App-6 ). **went up** . Moses' fourth ascent. See note on [Exodus 19:3](../../../kjv/exodus/19/3) .[Exodus 19:10](../../../kjv/exodus/19/10); [Exodus 19:10](../../../kjv/exodus/19/10) they saw. Hebrew. *hazah,* to see with the mental eye, or in vision ([Isaiah 1:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/1/1) ; [Isaiah 2:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/2/1) ; [Isaiah 13:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/13/1) .[Ezekiel 13:7](../../../kjv/ezekiel/13/7) . [Amos 1:1](../../../kjv/amos/1/1) .[Micah 1:1](../../../kjv/micah/1/1) .[Habakkuk 1:1](../../../kjv/habakkuk/1/1) .[Numbers 24:4](../../../kjv/numbers/24/4) , [Numbers 24:16](../../../kjv/numbers/24/16) ). Hence, to discern, observe, contemplate, understand. [Job 34:32](../../../kjv/job/34/32) .[Psalms 46:8](../../../kjv/psalms/46/8) . [Proverbs 22:29](../../../kjv/proverbs/22/29) ; [Proverbs 24:32](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/32) ; [Proverbs 29:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/29/20) . [Psalms 62:2](../../../kjv/psalms/62/2) . **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4 . **under** . Was this seen from beneath? **He laid not His hand** = put not forth His hand [in vengeance]. Compare [Exodus 3:20](../../../kjv/exodus/3/20) ; [Exodus 33:22](../../../kjv/exodus/33/22) . **eat and drink** . Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , put for living, i.e. though they were favoured with this vision, they yet lived. **the LORD [Hebrew.** ***Jehovah.*** **said.** See note on [Exodus 3:7](../../../kjv/exodus/3/7) , and compare note on [Exodus 6:10](../../../kjv/exodus/6/10) . **a** = the. **commandments** = the commandment. **written** . See note on [Exodus 17:14](../../../kjv/exodus/17/14) , and App-47 . **a cloud** = the cloud. **six days** . See App-50 . **went into** . 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