Where the Fathers quote Exodus 34
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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:140expounds v.20“και πρωτοτοκον υποζυγιου λυτρωσῃ προβατω· εαν δε μη λυτρωσῃ αυτο, τιμην δωσεις. παν πρωτοτοκον των υιων σου λυτρωσῃ· ουκ οφθηση ενωπιον μου κενος.”On Exodus 23:15: «None shall appear before Me empty-handed»
2Exod 34:2
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1467D…minous doctrines, which are here called "days." The voice "hither" designates the place which God holds; as it was said to Moses: "But you stand here with me" (Exod. XXXIV, 2). Again, "How would He know," they say,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:535B…ture. He himself says that he stands and that he sits. He says to Moses, "Stand here with me." And there was the place where God stood, as a stone of sapphire (Exod. 34:2; 24:10). Mark this carefully: Moses say…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1389B…cell; of Elias and the cave in which he hid, fleeing Jezebel, III Reg. xvi, 9. Petrus a Valle, tom. I, fol. 80. The second, his progress to the peak of Sinai, Exod. xxxiv, 2, he received from God the stony volume,…
4Exod 34:4
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:529…to him do as the lord has commanded you and abraham did as the lord had commanded him and when melchizedek had descended from mount thabor after three days having taken a horn of oil and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:287…jebusite and david ascended according to the word of gad the prophet as the lord had commanded him and orna looked out and saw the king and his servants passing over toward him and orna went…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:763…tabernacle of testimony and moses said to the congregation and he did as the lord had commanded him and he held the assembly at the door of the tabernacle of testimony and moses said this is…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:167…intending to receive the deuteronomy he says again and moses ascended into mount sinai as the lord had commanded him and the lord descended in a cloud and he stood there with him forty days and…
5Exod 34:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1065…the deed where it is said and the lord descended in a cloud and stood with him there and he called in the name of the lord and the lord passed before his face and called…
6Exod 34:6
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1065…of the lord and the lord passed before his face and called the lord the lord god merciful and gracious v long suffering and abundant in mercy and true and keeping justice showing mercy to thousands…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:643…h a great benefit both in the past and in the present, as Moses said: The Lord is long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and true, doing mercy unto thousands (Exod. 34:6, 7). These powers of His, therefore, He…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:723B…d in the name of the Lord, and passed before his face; and he called: The Lord, the Lord God, pitying and merciful, long-suffering and full of mercy and true (Exod. 34:6). Since he is not only God, but is also…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:943…stood with him there and called by the name of the lord and the lord passed by before his face and called 'the lord the lord god merciful and gracious longsuffering and plenteous in mercy and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:391B…or. TIT. II. — On the philanthropy, goodness, and patience of God: and that it is better to fall into the hands of God, than into the hands of men. Exod. XXXIV, 6. — "The Lord thy God is compassionate a…
7Exod 34:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:359…according to this lineage we have mentioned how god renders the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation and does not render them upon the fathers themselves for god said…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:395…with a cleansing he will not cleanse the guilty bringing the sins of the fathers upon the children and the children of children to the third and fourth generation and moses making haste bowing to the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:71…forth he says to moses i am god who recompense the sins of the fathers upon the children and until when unto the third and fourth generation attend to me i pray how he extends punishment…
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1583…i am the lord thy god a jealous god repaying the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation to them that hate me diodorus how shall we solve this problem…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:305…commandment of moses but if anyone says how then is it said visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation we would say this that the judgment is not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:409…serve them for i am the lord your god a jealous god visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me but showing mercy to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:419…and sins and he will not clear the guilty bringing the iniquities of the fathers upon the children and upon the children of children unto the third and fourth generation the people of the jews did…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:947…what cause c does he seem to have added visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation for to do this is nothing else than to wish to deter…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:673…how then is that phrase open to dispute he repays the sins of the fathers upon the children upon the third and fourth generation it is not stated absolutely for it has been added by necessity…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1789…the lord is long suffering and his power is great and he will by no means clear the guilty he does not he says bring punishments straightway and immediately but uses the greatest long suffering of…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115…things etc and exod i am the lord thy god strong jealous visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons etc gen behold his blood is required as if keeping wrath until that time multiplied…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:609…your lovers then he will say my zeal shall depart from you visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me etc xx this period…
Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:229…allow the paternal inheritance to pass to them according to that saying visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children he shall recompense him and he shall know similar to the saying the lord is…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:811…h interrogation xxxi h what is the meaning of what is said visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me deut v h response…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1475…went out from the father and i leave the world etc recompensing the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons passions vices and affections to paul lust libido indications of apathy that to be done by…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1087…pass furthermore he terrifies those who love their children with threats saying visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me that it is impious…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1307…for although it is written in the book of exodus concerning god visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation yet it is spoken only of those who born…
10Exod 34:10
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:395…places but of the spirit and one who is of high birth for it is a terrible thing if my noble rank is insulted by the baptizer or a presbyter but one who is unmarried and…
11Exod 34:11
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:311…possession according to their lot he says were these the hittite and the amorite and the canaanite and the perizzite and the hivite and the jebusite the king of jericho the king of ai which is…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:899…and strong nations from your face the hittite and the gergesite and the amorite and the canaanite and the pherezite and the evite and the jebusite seven nations great and many and stronger than you and…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:817…seven peoples who possessed the land of promise the canaanite to wit the hittite and the perizzite and the hivite and the amorite and the girgashite and the jebusite and he divided them by the cord…
12Exod 34:12
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:451…it c was again ordained thus beware that you never enter into a covenant with the inhabitants of the region into which you are about to enter lest it become a stumbling block for you you…
14Exod 34:14
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:135A…, 10). Therefore, he who says that there was a time when the Son was not, he denies His divinity. Again, He who says, "Thou shalt never worship a strange god" (Exod. XXXIV, 14), forbids the worship of a strange god;…
15Exod 34:15
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:451…it c was again ordained thus beware that you never enter into a covenant with the inhabitants of the region into which you are about to enter lest it become a stumbling block for you you…
17Exod 34:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:571B…ts of the doctrine of the many: "Thou shalt not make to thyself molten gods," he says, "neither shalt thou worship strange gods; for I, I am the Lord thy God" (Exod. xxxiv, 17; Lev. xix, 4). This same work today our…
18Exod 34:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:293…the feast of unleavened bread thou shalt keep seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread as i commanded thee at the time of the month of new fruits for in it thou wentest out of egypt…
20Exod 34:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:395…from tenon, tenontos, the nerve of the neck. Tou tenontos is read below at Job xvi, 12. The second is held by the Regius codex 1871. And below, Exodus xxxiv, 20, in the Basilian is read tenontokpeseis, "you shall behea…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:435…not exchange it thou shalt redeem it every firstborn of man among thy sons thou shalt redeem and the synagogue having been gathered in its time in horeb he uses the same language and thus the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1239B…ithes, and that it is necessary to offer first-fruits to God. Exod. xxii, 29. — “You shall not delay to pay the first-fruits of your threshing floor.” Exod. xxxiv, 20, 26. — “You shall not appear before me…
24Exod 34:24
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1285…it been revealed." So the Regius codex, who also adds "and he understood." V. 10. Aquila, "The descent," at the descent. The Regius codex likewise in Exodus xxxiv, 24, ho de (but/the), Aquila, "the descent." V. 13. Anoth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:673…of remission at the feast of tabernacles when all israel comes together to appear before the lord thy god in the place which the lord shall choose you shall read this law before all israel in…
25Exod 34:25
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:435…ld." V. 18. Alius, "of the sacrifice," etc. These readings are held by certain Royal mss. and the Roman edition. The same variety of readings is found below, Exod. xxxiv, 25. CHAPTER XXIV OF EXODUS. THE HEBREW…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:627…treasures in heaven for now in truth the final age is passing thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven etc exodus there is a difference in sacrifices some victims are offered in…
26Exod 34:26
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1113…withhold and the firstfruits of all thy produce thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god what then since the firstfruits of the threshing floor and the firstfruits of the winepress are of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:507…not muzzle he says the ox that treadeth out the corn and thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk and he forbids those who find the chicks of certain birds from capturing the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:627…said below regarding this and other sacrifices the firstfruits of the produce of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god etc v these things are enjoined so that there may…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1807…empty the first fruits of thy produce a thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god and do not be disobedient to him for thy name is upon him thou shalt not delay…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1431B…tting to conduct trade in churches. Exod. xxix, 37. — « The altar shall be a holy of holies; and everyone who touches the altar shall be sanctified. » Exod. xxxiv, 26. — « The firstfruits of the first-fruit…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:781…the hire of a harlot and the exchange of a dog into the house of the lord thy god for any of thy vows ego jesus misi angelum meum here also the lordly dignity of him…
27Exod 34:27
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1073…in the heavens shall your truth be prepared to which is joined i have made a covenant with my chosen ones the sense of the things set before us is to be rendered by hyperbaton in…
28Exod 34:28
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:171…before the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water (Exod. XXXIV, 28). Likewise also Christ. For it is w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:23B…need of a forty-day fast, so that he might bring down the tablets, which he had received from above again after they were broken on account of their iniquity (Exod. 34:28). The great Elias passed the same numbe…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:535…a covenant with you and with israel and moses was there before the lord forty days and forty nights he did not eat bread nor did he drink water and he wrote these words upon the…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:169…he ate no bread and drank no water and he wrote upon the tablets the words of the covenant the ten commandments and having taken the tablets and descended from the…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:119…the lord descended in a cloud and he stood before him for forty days and forty nights he did not eat bread nor drink water and he wrote upon the tablets the words of the testament…
29Exod 34:29
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:495…the year the blood of my sacrifice two tablets and moses knew not that the skin of his face had shone out vulgata latina in the first fruits of the fruits of the wheat harvest three…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:443D…speak to them, he imposed a veil upon his face. But when he was entering so that he might speak before the Lord, he took away the veil until he might go out (Exod. 34. 29-34). Making mention of this history he say…
AnonymousPG 105:915A…hould come up to her, as if for a visitation. Wherefore also our Father, coming into the palace with a choir of Fathers, his face glorified like that of Moses (Exod. xxxiv, 29), was clearly known to the Empress as b…
30Exod 34:30
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1225B…e: unless we wish the same to happen to us as befell the Israelites. For it is written in Exodus: The children of Israel saw Moses, and his face was glorified ⟦Exod. XXXIV, 30-35⟧, and they were afraid to approach him.…
35Exod 34:35
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:119…tablets and was descending from the mountain aaron and all the sons of israel saw the face of moses and it was glorified and they were afraid to approach him b and therefore he used a…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:129…person are not the same it is said again in exodus that the children of israel saw the face of moses that it was glorified and they placed a veil over his face when therefore they…
41Exod 34:41
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1243…I, 132. 18, 24. IV, 1131. 19, 21. I, 1476. II, 167, 357. IV, 1205. 20, 2. I, 1185. III, 216. IV, 377, 743. 20, 3. I, 23. II, 426. IV, 742. It seems to refer to Exod. 34, 41, but not verbatim. 20, 4. II, 1373, 151…