Bible Commentary

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 8. the way, &c.] See Exo 20:4; Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:8”

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted [themselves]: 7. thy people ] not mine; Jehovah dissociates Himself from His sinful nation. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 7, 8. Jehovah makes known to Moses the people’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:7”

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 6. burnt offerings and peace offerings ] Cf. on Exo 20:24. to eat and to drink ] i.e. to take part in the sacred … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:6”

And when Aaron saw [it], he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow [is] a feast to the LORD. 5. Seeing the impression which the image made upon Israel, Aaron at once builds an altar before it, and proclaims a feast to Jehovah. The calf is thus clearly regarded, not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:5”

And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 4. fashioned it, &c.] the earrings having naturally been previously melted down, and cast … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:4”

And all the people broke off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron. Verse 3. And all the people brake off the golden ear-rings] The human being is naturally fond of dress, though this has been improperly attributed to the female sex alone, and those are most fond of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:3”

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] unto me. 2. of your sons ] earrings are not elsewhere in the OT. described as worn by males (unless indeed, by implication, in Gen 35:4). Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:2”

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 32:1”

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. Two tables of testimony – See Exo 25:16; Exo 32:15. The tables of stone which represented the covenant between Yahweh and His people, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 31:18”

It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 17. for earth ] verbatim as Exo 20:11. rested ] desisted (from work), or kept sabbath: see on Exo 20:8. was refreshed ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 31:17”