Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:16
And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
16. the work of God, &c.] See Exo 24:12, Exo 31:18 b.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 16. The tables were the work of God] Because such a law could proceed from none but himself; God alone is the fountain and author of LAW, of what is right, just, holy, and good. See the meaning of the word LAW, Ex 12:49. See Clarke on Ex 12:49.
The writing was the writing of God] For as he is the sole author of law and justice, so he alone can write them on the heart of man. This is agreeable to the spirit of the new covenant which God had promised to make with men in the latter days: I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel – I will PUT MY LAWS IN THEIR MINDS, AND WRITE THEM IN THEIR HEARTS, Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10; 2Co 3:3. That the writing of these tables was the writing of God, see proved at the conclusion of the last chapter.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) The tables were the work of God.Rosenmller supposes this to mean merely that the size and shape of the stones was prescribed to Moses by God; but the natural meaning of the words is that God Himself fashioned them. This was not the case with the second tables (Exo. 34:1; Exo. 34:4).
The writing was the writing of God.See Note 3 on Exo. 31:18.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
16. Work of God They were miracles in stone, and so monumental witnesses of the supernatural origin of the commandments . See on Exo 31:18.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Exo 32:16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Ver. 16. The work of God. ] The greater was the people’s loss, brought upon them by their sin.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the tables . . . the tables. Figure of speech Epanadiplosis (App-6), emphasising the importance of the statement.
the writing . . the writing. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6. The two figures together greatly emphasising the verse as a whole; and, combined = another Figure of speech Anadiplosis (App-6), viz. “tables”, “writings”-; -“writings”, “tables “the solemn or important writing. See note on Exo 17:14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
tables
(See Scofield “Exo 20:4”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Exo 31:18, Exo 34:1, Exo 34:4, Deu 9:9-11, Deu 9:15, Deu 10:1, 2Co 3:3, 2Co 3:7, Heb 8:10
Reciprocal: Exo 24:12 – tables Exo 34:28 – he wrote Deu 9:8 – Also in Horeb 2Ch 5:10 – save Job 19:24 – graven
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
32:16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and {h} the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
(h) All these repetitions show how excellent a thing they defrauded themselves of by their idolatry.