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God's Personal Intervention
Multiple commentators explain that God saying 'I am come down' is not about a literal, physical descent. Instead, it's a powerful metaphor used to show that God is personally and actively intervening in human history. As John Calvin notes, it signifies that God is exercising His power and showing His people that His help is imminently near.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 3:8
18th Century
Theologian
The natural richness of Palestine, the variety and excellence of its productions, are attested by sacred (Ezekiel 20:6) and ancient wri…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 3:8
19th Century
Bishop
I am come down. — By condescension to human weakness, which conceives of all things under the limitations of time and spa…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 3:8–10
19th Century
Preacher
And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a l…
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John Calvin
On Exodus 3:8
16th Century
Theologian
And I am come down to deliver them. He now more clearly announces His intention not only to relieve their present calamity but also to ful…
John Gill
On Exodus 3:8
17th Century
Pastor
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the
Egyptians
Which must be understood consistent w…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 3:7–10
17th Century
Minister
God notices the afflictions of Israel. He notes their sorrows; indeed, even the secret sorrows of God's people are known to him. He hears their cry…