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Exodus 32:35

And the Lord plagued the people because they made the calf, which Aaron made. The punishment meted out by the children of Levi was sufficient for the time being. God has patience with the sinners, with those that reject the Savior, for the sake of that very Redeemer. But when the sinners persist in refusing the grace offered to them, and despise the patience of God, death and destruction will finally come upon them.

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See also Exodus 32:35 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 32:35. _THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE_] Every time they transgressed afterwards Divine justice seems to have remembered this transgression against them. The Jews have a metaphorical saying,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be made manifest whether he loved his own glory better than he loved the brethren who we...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. ISRAEL ‘S SIN AND REBELLION CHAPTER 32 _ 1. The people in rebellion (Exodus 32:1)_ 2. Jehovah threatens his wrath (Exodus 32:7) 3. Moses beseeches Jehovah (Exodus 32:11) 4. Moses descends and

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 32:1 E, EXODUS 32:7 Rje, EXODUS 32:15 E, EXODUS 32:25 J,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    PLAGUED. See note on Exodus 32:28 above....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The verse seems here out of place (so Di.): perhaps it originally formed the sequel to _v._20 (We., Bä.). It does not read like a description of the punishment threatened at the end of _v._34. _which...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE— It might be rendered, _thus the Lord punished the people, because they had made the calf which Aaron made;_ a mode of expression, which involves them and Aaron in equa...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 32 And when the people saw that Mo-ses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aar-on, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, whi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY MADE THE CALF, WHICH AARON MADE._ THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY MADE THE CALF. No immediate judgments were inflicted; but this early lapse in...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE IDOLATRY OF THE PEOPLE 1-6. The historical narrative is here resumed from Exodus 24:18. Becoming impatient at the prolonged absence of Moses on the mount (forty days, Exodus 24:18), and despairing...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 32 THE YOUNG *BULL THAT THE *ISRAELITES *WORSHIPPED – VERSES 1-35 A...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MOSES’ INTERCESSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE. (30-35) When Moses had, on first hearing of God’s intention to destroy the people, interceded for them (Exodus 32:11), his prayers had received no direct a...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE. — We are not to understand by this (with Kalisch) that a pestilence was sent, but only that sufferings of various kinds befell those who had worshipped the calf, and were,...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּגֹּ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה אֶת ־הָ עָ֑ם עַ֚ל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXXII. _ THE GOLDEN CALF._ Exodus 32:1 While God was thus providing for Israel, what had Israel done with God? They had grown weary of waiting: had despaired of and slighted their heroic lea...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    MOSES PUNISHES IDOLATERS AND PRAYS FOR THE PEOPLE Exodus 32:25 The heart of Moses was full of that wonderful new word, _atonement_. For many days Jehovah had been speaking to him about it. But he see...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Immediately following the account of this period of communion between Moses and God we have the record of the sin of the people. When they said, "Up, make us Gods," they were seeking something to repr...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Struck, with some judgment, not specified; (Lyranus) or perhaps, the various punishments which were inflicted on the Hebrews in the wilderness, were all partly designed to chastise this first act of i...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Psalms 89:30; Acts 7:41 REFLECTIONS In perusing this account of Israel's shameful apostacy from the Lord God of their salvation, alter the many mercies which they had received, both in their delivera...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    "In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    35._And the Lord plagued the people _Moses here briefly attributes to God what he had before related as to the slaughter of the three thousand, lest any should think that he had smitten them with immo...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Whilst God was thus preparing the precious things connected with His relationship with His people [1], the people, only thinking of what they saw in the human instrument of their deliverance, complete...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD PLAGUED THE PEOPLE,.... That is, continued so to do at certain times, with the pestilence, or other calamities; for this seems not to refer, as some think, to the slaughter of the 3000 me...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. Ver. 35. _They made._] _See Trapp on "_ Exo 32:1 _"_...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _My angel shall go before thee_ Some created angel that was employed in the common services of his kingdom, which intimated that they were not to expect any thing for the future to be done for them ou...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The people in the absence of Moses, cause Aaron to make a calfe. 7 God is angred thereby. 11 At the intreatie of Moses he is appeased. 15 Moses commeth downe with the Tables. 19 He breaketh them...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    THIRD DIVISION The legislation as modified by the lapse of the people, and the intensified distinction between Jehovah and Israel as expressed in the more hierarchical constitution of the theocracy...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GOLDEN CALF (vs.1-6) Moses forty days in the mount (the number of testing) was too much for the impatient children of Israel. They gathered to Aaron in united determination to have some substitut...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    30-35 Moses calls it a great sin. The work of ministers is to show people the greatness of their sins. The great evil of sin appears in the price of pardon. Moses pleads with God for mercy; he came n...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This relates either to the destruction of three thousand of them by the Levites, or rather to the future plagues, in which God also reckoned with them for this sin. BECAUSE THEY MADE THE CALF; they ma...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    We have now to contemplate something very different from that Which has hitherto engaged our attention. " The pattern of things in the heavens," has been before us Christ in His glorious Person, graci...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 32:35 LORD H3068 plagued H5062 (H8799) people H5971 because H834 did H6213 (H8804) calf H5695 which...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold my angel will go before you. Nevertheless in the day that I visit I will visit their sin on them.” And Yahweh smote the...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Exodus 32:1. _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 u...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The broken law; Israel worships a golden calf. Intercession of Moses. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Joshua. CONCLUSION: It is a great sin to make gold, or anything else, a god, as those d...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 32:1. _Unto Aaron._ Some copies read, the people gathered themselves together _against_ Aaron. He sinned through fear of man; but as the Lord did not punish him with the revolters, the latter w...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS 32:1 Covenant Breach, Intercession, and Renewal. This section illustrates Israel’s need for sanctification from the Lord. ⇐ ⇔

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:30_ RELIGIOUS PATRIOTISM It has often been brought as a charge against Christianity that it is adverse to patriotism. It is true that the spirit of Chris...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MOSES ONCE MORE INTERCEDES WITH GOD FOR THE PEOPLE—GOD ANSWERS HIM. No distinct reply seems to have been given to the previous intercession of Moses (Exodus 32:11-2). He

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now when the people saw that Moses had delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered to Aaron, and they said unto him, Get up, and make us gods, that shall go before us; for as for Moses, we do...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 32:25 2 Samuel 12:9 2 Samuel 12:10 Matthew 27:3 Acts 1:18...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And the Lord plagued the people — Probably by the pestilence, or some other infectious disease. Thus Moses prevailed for a mitigation of the punishment, but could not wholly turn away the wrath of God...

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