Exodus 33:2-3
Summary for Exod 33:2-3: 33:2-3 a an angel. ... But I will not travel: This angel was possibly not the “angel of the Lord,” since in Exodus and other parts of the Old Testament, the angel of the Lord is closely associated with the presence of the Lord himself (see 3:2 b; 23:20-23 c). Or, God might have been saying that while he would go before them in the person of the angel (33:2 d), he would not dwell among them (33:3 e) in the Tabernacle, as he had planned.• Canaanites ... Jebusites: See study note on 3:8.
33:3 f land that flows with milk and honey: Although Canaan was not as fertile as the Nile Valley in Egypt, it was a great deal more productive agriculturally than the Sinai Desert where they were.
• stubborn and rebellious: They were covenant-breakers.
• I would surely destroy you: As the Covenant Lord (see study note on 23:20-33), he would enforce the terms of the covenant that called for the destruction of covenant-breakers (see 24:7-8 g and study notes).
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