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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Exodus 32:27

Verse Exodus 32:27. From gate to gate] It is probable that there was an enclosed or intrenched camp, in which the chief rulers and heads of the people were, and that this camp had two gates or outlets; and the Levites were commanded to pass from one to the other, slaying as many of the transgressors as they could find.

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See also Exodus 32:27 in other biblical comments:

  • 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

    SIDE. thigh....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Thus saith_, &c. as Exodus 5:1; Joshua 7:13; 1 Samuel 10:18 _al._Moses speaks as a prophet. Cf. on Exodus 4:22....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The zeal of the sons of Levi for Jehovah. At Moses" summons, they seize their swords, and slay 3000 of the rebels....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Moses decides quickly that prompt measures must be taken....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The people being in rebellion, the Levites, responding in a body to Moses" appeal for help, seize their swords, and slay 3000 of them. For the zeal thus displayed on Jehovah's behalf, they are rewarde...

  • 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

    _THEN MOSES STOOD IN THE GATE OF THE CAMP, AND SAID, WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? LET HIM COME UNTO ME. AND ALL THE SONS OF LEVI GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER UNTO HIM._ Moses stood in the gate. The cam...

  • 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

    THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD. — Moses felt that he was divinely commissioned to perform this act of severity. The lives of all who had committed the idolatry were justly forfeit. Trial was unnecessary wher...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ

  • 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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and (l) slay every man his brother, and every...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Deuteronomy 13:9....

  • 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

    27._Thus saith the Lord God of Israel _He commands the Levites to gird themselves with their swords, to commit slaughter throughout the whole camp; and this may at first sight seem to be cruel and inh...

  • 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 HE SAID UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL,.... The following orders are given by Moses, not of himself the chief magistrate, and as the effect of heat and passion, but there were from t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man...

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

    _Thus saith the Lord God of Israel_ What Moses now did was not done merely in the heat of a pious zeal, but by a divine influence and direction; and therefore can be no warrant to others to imitate hi...

  • 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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, that is, passing through the length of the camp...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SLAUGHTER OF THE IDOLATERS...

  • 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

    21-29 Never did any wise man make a more frivolous and foolish excuse than that of Aaron. We must never be drawn into sin by any thing man can say or do to us; for men can but tempt us to sin, they c...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The meaning is, slay every principal offender whom you meet with, without any indulgence or exception, though _brother_, or _companion_, or _neighbour_. There was no fear of killing the innocent in th...

  • 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 32:27 said H559 (H8799) says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 man H376 put...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    MOSES FACES THE REBELS (EXODUS 32:21). This next section has to be looked at from two points of view, that of Yahweh's sovereignty with all under perfect control, and that of Moses tactics in the face...

  • 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 Biblical Illustrator

    _Slay every man his brother._ IDOLATRY PUNISHED I. the actors in this idolatrous scene. 1. Their historical character. 2. The recent experiences through which they had passed. 3. In view of these...

  • 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 ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 32:27 EACH OF YOU KILL HIS BROTHER AND HIS COMPANION AND HIS NEIGHBOR. The Levites were to kill anyone guilty of violating God’s laws. In light of “whoever has sinned against me”...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:25_ RETRIBUTION We observe— I. THE SIN BY WHICH THE RETRIBUTION WAS PROVOKED. This sin was one which could not be lightly passed over; it was a violatio...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MOSES PUNISHES THE RINGLEADERS. The presence of Moses in the camp—his impressive act in breaking the tables—even his seizure of the idol and consignment of it to destruction—did not arrest...

  • 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

    slay every man Exodus 32:26 Exodus 32:29 Numbers 25:5 Numbers 25:7 D

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Slay every man his brother — That is, Slay all those that you know to have been active for the making and worshipping of the golden calf, though they were your nearest relations or dearest friends. Ye...

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