Twelve pillars - As the altar was a symbol of the presence of Yahweh, so these twelve pillars represented the presence of the Twelve tribes…

Moses wrote. —Compare Exodus 17:14. The familiarity of Moses with writing is presumed throughout the Pentateuch. One “learned in a…

There is a double power about the blood: towards God, an atonement (that is, the blood sprinkled on the altar); and towards ourselves, a sense of r…

And Moses³⁰⁸ wrote all the words of the Lord. This parenthesis is opportunely inserted. For we will see a little furth…

And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord
Jarchi says, all from the creation, to the giving of the law, and the commands at Ma…

A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. A…