Exodus 34:14

For thou shall worship no other god,.... Than the Lord their God, the one only living and true God, which was the first command given to the people of Israel, and binding upon all men:

for the Lord…

The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are recorded in “the Book of the covenant” (Exo. 20–23;…

Reconciliation being made, a covenant of friendship is here settled between God and Israel. The traitors are not only pardoned, but preferred and made favourites again. Well may the assurances of this…

thou shalt not worship any other god Cf. the plural -other gods," in Exo 20:3. -Worship" is lit. bow down(Exo 20:5), as regularly.

whose name is Jealous on -name" (-character"), see on Exo 33:19.

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