Exodus 32:16

16 The tablets were God's own work. What was written there was God's own writing inscribed on the tablets.

Exodus 32:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 32:16

And the tables were the work of God
And not of angels or men; the stones were made and formed by God into the shape they were:

and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables;
the letters in which the law was written were of his framing, devising, and engraving; and this was to show that this law was his own, and contained his mind and will; and to give the greater dignity and authority to it, and to deter men from breaking it.

Exodus 32:16 In-Context

14 Then the LORD changed his mind about the terrible things he said he would do to his people.

15 Moses then turned around and came down the mountain. He carried the two covenant tablets in his hands. The tablets were written on both sides, front and back.

16 The tablets were God's own work. What was written there was God's own writing inscribed on the tablets.

17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "It sounds like war in the camp."

18 But Moses said, "It isn't the sound of a victory song. It isn't the sound of a song of defeat. The sound of party songs is what I hear."