Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary

by Victor P. Hamilton

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2011

Overview

Victor Hamilton, a highly regarded Old Testament scholar with over 30 years’ experience in the classroom, offers a comprehensive exegesis of the book of Exodus. Written in a clear and accessible style, this major, up-to-date, evangelical, exegetical commentary opens up the riches of the book of Exodus. Hamilton relates Exodus to the rest of Scripture and includes his own translation of the text. This commentary will be valued by professors and students of the Old Testament as well as pastors.

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Key Features

• Offers theologically fruitful insights that draw on the biblical text and previous scholarship
• Provides a thorough reference for teachers, pastors, and students of the Bible
• Explores the foundational story of the emerging people of God in Scripture

Contents

• Oppression in Egypt (1:1–6:1)
• Liberation from Egypt (6:2–15:21)
• Testing Time in the Wilderness (15:22–18:27)
• Covenant and Law at Sinai (19:1–24:18)
• How to Build the Tabernacle (25:1–31:18)
• The Golden Calf and Covenant Renewal (32:1–34:35)
• Tabernacle Built, God’s Glory Fills (35:1–40:38)

Top Highlights

“In some instances it seems to be a precise number, and in others it symbolizes a large group of people.” (Page 5)

“For God to remember is not to recollect accidentally, but to take action deliberately on what is recalled.” (Page 42)

“I would like, however, to highlight two brilliant observations by Fretheim. First, Fretheim (1991: 79) teases in-depth meaning out of the text by saying ‘the Lord ‘tried’ to kill.’ Says Fretheim, ‘This softens the divine action.… God only seeks and does not make a ‘direct hit.’ … God leaves room for mediation, allows time for Zipporah to act, even implicitly invites it.… Zipporah moves into the temporal spaces allowed by God’s seeking. The divine move is thus a threat, not an attempt to kill that God fails to pull off.’” (Page 83)

“‘The real issue throughout the narrative [of Exodus] is not slavery vs. freedom, but merely the identity and character of the master whom Israel must serve.’” (Page xxvii)

“Nobody in Genesis is called holy or even challenged to be holy. Noah is ‘righteous’ (ṣaddîq) and ‘blameless’ (tāmîm, Gen. 6:9), but not ‘holy’ (qādōš). The Lord calls Abraham to be blameless (tāmîm, Gen. 17:1), but he never calls him to be holy. Holy places and holy people appear in the Bible only in conjunction with the covenant and covenantal law that God gives to his chosen people, Israel.” (Page 48)

Praise for the Print Edition

Hamilton’s commentary on Exodus contains his own unique, detailed, and constructive translation and interpretations of the texts of Exodus fueled by a wide-ranging dialogue with a wealth of previous scholarship. A rich feast of theologically fruitful insights.

—Dennis Olson, Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary

Victor Hamilton has produced an excellent commentary on the book of Exodus. It is clearly written as a useful reference for teachers, pastors, and students of the Bible. He provides his own translation and grammatical notes for each section, followed by an extended commentary that draws deeply on the best sources of a rich interpretive tradition. Evangelicals will find his references to related New Testament texts as well as contemporary comparisons to be helpful resources for teaching. This commentary is a valuable addition for anyone seeking to understand the foundational story of the emerging people of God in Scripture.

—James K. Bruckner, professor of Old Testament, North Park Theological Seminary

A substantial commentary on the second book of the Bible. Hamilton . . . offers a work that is exegetical and theological. The book bares all the fruit of decades of study invested in the book of Exodus.

—R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary
• Author: Victor P. Hamilton
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 752
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Exodus › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781441255686, 9780801031830, 1441255680, 0801031834
• Resource ID: LLS:XDSNXGTCLCMM
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:30:45Z

About Victor P. Hamilton

Victor P. Hamilton, now retired, was professor of Bible and theology at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, for more than 35 years. He is the author of a two-volume commentary on Genesis, Handbook on the Pentateuch, and Handbook on the Historical Books.