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A Downgraded Presence
All commentators agree that the angel mentioned here is a lesser provision than the one promised in Exodus 23. Due to the sin of the golden calf, God withdrew the promise of His own special presence (the 'Angel of the Covenant') and offered a created angel instead. Scholars like Ellicott and Gill emphasize this was a sign of God's displeasure and a significant downgrade in the relationship.
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 33:2–3
18th Century
Theologian
See (Exodus 3:8).
For I will not go up in the midst of thee - The covenant on which the original promise ([Refere…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 33:2
19th Century
Bishop
I will send an angel before thee. —“An angel” is ambiguous. It might designate the Angel of the Covenant, the Angel of Go…
John Gill
On Exodus 33:2
17th Century
Pastor
And I will send an angel before you
Not the angel before promised, (Exodus 23:20) the Angel of his prese…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 33:1–6
17th Century
Minister
Those whom God pardons, must be made to know what their sin deserved. ���Let them go forward as they are���; this was very expressive of God's disp…