The Meaning of Exodus 24:17 Explained

Exodus 24:17

KJV: And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

YLT: And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;

Darby: And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the children of Israel.

ASV: And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 24:17?

MEANING: What does Exodus 24:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 24:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 24:17?

What is the context of Exodus 24:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sight of the glory of the LORD [was] like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

What does Exodus 24:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 24:12-18 - Moses Shown God's Plan For The Tabernacle

There were four concentric circles, so to speak, represented as gathered around the burning center of the Divine Presence. In the outer circle, the people, Exodus 24:2; Exodus 24:17; next, the seventy elders, Exodus 24:9; Exodus 24:14; then, Joshua, Exodus 24:13; Exodus 32:17, and lastly, Moses, Exodus 24:18. These represent respectively, the unenlightened; those whose religious life is hindered by their excessive devotion to the flesh; the few whose fellowship is liable to be interrupted by the war-clarion; and those who have been made nigh unto God in Jesus Christ our Lord, and have been baptized into the Holy Spirit. To which group have we attained? We are invited to draw nigh, let us act on the invitation. See Hebrews 10:19-20. There is always room at the top, and there we may stand, beholding, as in a glass, the glory of the Lord. Notice that God said, Come up unto Me. He longs to have our love and faith; His delights are with the sons of men; at great cost He has opened the door of access, Romans 5:1-2. We need God, but God wants us, and therefore the construction of the Tabernacle is next arranged, that He may dwell with man upon the earth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 24

¹ Moses is called up into the mountain
³ The people promise obedience
⁴ Moses builds an altar, and twelve pillars
⁶ He sprinkles the blood of the covenant
⁹ The glory of God appears
¹⁴ Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people
¹⁵ Moses goes into the mountain, where he continues forty days and forty nights

What do the individual words in Exodus 24:17 mean?

And the sight of the glory of Yahweh [was] like a fire consuming on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel

וּמַרְאֵה֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה כְּאֵ֥שׁ אֹכֶ֖לֶת בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וּמַרְאֵה֙	And the sight
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַרְאֶה Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
כְּב֣וֹד	of the glory
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כָּבֹוד Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
יְהוָ֔ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּאֵ֥שׁ	[was] like a fire
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.
אֹכֶ֖לֶת	consuming
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ	on the top
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָהָ֑ר	of the mountain
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
לְעֵינֵ֖י	in the eyes
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, cdc Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
בְּנֵ֥י	of the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

What are the major concepts related to Exodus 24:17?

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