And he said,
I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
All Commentaries on Exodus 33:19 Go To Exodus 33
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
All good, that could reasonably be desired. "I will pass before thee in all my glory "(Septuagint) and principally in my beneficence, chap. xxxiv. 6, 7. (Calmet)
I will show thee what great favours I have in reserve for Israel. Divines dispute whether Moses saw the divine essence. (St. Thomas Aquinas, 1. p, q. 12, a. 11.) (Menochius)
If he requested to do so now, it seems to be denied, ver. 20. and John i. 17. (Tirinus)
Proclaim When I pass, I will repeat some of my glorious titles, and particularly that I am merciful. (Menochius)
Yet I will show mercy with discretion, and will punish some of you. (Calmet)