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When Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,)
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More Than Unclothed
Commentators explain that the people's 'nakedness' was more than physical. It describes a state of being 'unruly' and 'licentious' (Barnes, Ellicott). More profoundly, it signifies being spiritually stripped of God's protection and favor, leaving them exposed and vulnerable to shame before their enemies (Calvin, Gill). Their sin had undone them, leaving them morally and spiritually bare.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be revealed whether he loved his ow…
19th Century
Anglican
When Moses saw that the people were naked. Most modern commentators prefer to translate “that the people were licentious,…
Baptist
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Moses does not…
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16th Century
Protestant
And when Moses saw that the people were naked. The vengeance Moses employed to expiate the sin is recorded here. This punishment was not s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Moses saw that the people [were] naked Not in their bodies, being stripped of their ear rings; for parting …
No wise man ever made a more frivolous and foolish excuse than that of Aaron. We must never be drawn into sin by anything people can say or do to u…
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