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Exodus 32:7-14

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7 And the LORD said to Moses, 1"Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have 2corrupted themselves.
8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way that 3I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'"
9 And the LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, 4it is a stiff-necked people.
10 Now therefore 5let me alone, that 6my wrath may burn hot against them and 7I may consume them, in order that 8I may make a great nation of you."
11 But 9Moses implored the LORD his God and said, "O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
12 10Why should the Egyptians say, 'With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and 11relent from this disaster against your people.
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you 12swore by your own self, and said to them, 13'I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
14 And the LORD 14relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.
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Exodus 32:7-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 32

This chapter gives an account of the idolatry of the Israelites making and worshipping a golden calf, Ex 32:1-6 the information of it God gave to Moses, bidding him at the same time not to make any suit in their favour, that he might consume them, and make a large nation out Moses's family, Ex 32:7-10 the intercession of Moses for them, in which he succeeded, Ex 32:11-14 his descent from the mount with the two tables in his hands, accompanied by Joshua, when he was an eyewitness of their idolatry, which raised his indignation, that he cast the two tables out of his hands and broke them, took the calf and burnt it, and ground it to powder, and made the children of Israel drink of it, Ex 32:15-20 the examination of Aaron about the fact, who excused himself, Ex 32:21-24 the orders given to the Levites, who joined themselves to Moses, to slay every man his brother, which they did to the number of 3000 men, Ex 32:25-29 another intercession for them by Moses, which gained a respite of them for a time, for they are threatened to be visited still for their sin, and they were plagued for it, Ex 32:30-35.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

  • 1. Deuteronomy 9:12
  • 2. Judges 2:19; [Hosea 9:9]
  • 3. Exodus 20:3, 4, 23; Deuteronomy 9:16
  • 4. Exodus 33:3, 5; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:6, 13; Deuteronomy 31:27; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Acts 7:51; [Isaiah 48:4]
  • 5. Deuteronomy 9:14
  • 6. Exodus 22:24
  • 7. Exodus 33:3
  • 8. Numbers 14:12
  • 9. Deut. 9:18, 26-29; Psalms 106:23; [Psalms 74:1, 2]
  • 10. [Deuteronomy 32:27]; See Numbers 14:13-16
  • 11. See ver. 14
  • 12. Genesis 22:16; Hebrews 6:13
  • 13. Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:15; Genesis 15:7, 18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:13; Genesis 35:11, 12; Genesis 48:16
  • 14. Psalms 106:45; [1 Chronicles 21:15; Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 26:13, 15, 19; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:10; Jonah 4:2]
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