Bible Commentary

And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I hear. 18. Lit. It is not the sound of the answering of might, neither is it the sound of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:18”

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp. 17. Joshua ] whom Moses had left on the lower part of the mountain (Exo 24:13), and whom he must be supposed to have now rejoined. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:17”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:16”

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written. 15. of the testimony ] The expression is P’s (see on Exo 25:16); and will have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:15”

And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 14. And Jehovah repented, &c.] so Gen 6:7, Jdg 2:18 , 1Sa 15:11; 1Sa 15:35, 2Sa 24:16 al. Hebrew writers often express themselves ‘anthropopathically,’ i.e. attribute to God the feelings or emotions of a man. God is thus said to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:14”

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] forever. 13. to whom, &c.] See … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:13”

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 12. For evil ] i.e. with an evil purpose. Cf. Deu 9:28 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:12”

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 11. besought ] properly, as Arabic seems to shew, ‘ made sweet the face of,’ fig. for, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:11”

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 10. and I will make, &c.] The promise given to Abraham (Gen 12:2) is now restricted to Moses (cf. Num 14:12). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:10”

And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people: 9. stiffnecked ] so Exo 33:3; Exo 33:5; Exo 34:9; Deu 9:6; Deu 9:13 (repeated from here). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 9 14. Jehovah declares that He will exterminate the people: but allows … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:9”