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Themes in Exodus 32

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Themes in Exodus 32

Exodus 32:1 (show verse)

When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!"

Apostates » Examples of
Backsliders » Absence of spiritual leaders
Calf of gold » Was made » To go before the congregation
Calf of gold » Made on account of the delay of moses in the mount
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Golden calf made
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Idolatry » Exemplified
Trouble » Instances of » When moses waited upon the mountain

Exodus 32:2 (show verse)

So Aaron said to them, "Break off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."

Aaron » Facts concerning » Broke the covenant and made the golden calf
Adorning » Rich apparel » Earrings
Calf of gold » Was made » Of the ornaments of the women, &c
Ear-ring » Offering of » For the golden calf
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Feasts » Men and women attend
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Offence » Exemplified » Aaron
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Earrings

Exodus 32:3 (show verse)

So all the people broke off the gold earrings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.

Aaron » Facts concerning » Broke the covenant and made the golden calf
Calf of gold » Was made » Of the ornaments of the women, &c
Ear-ring » Offering of » For the golden calf
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Feasts » Men and women attend
Gold » Described as » Fusible
Idol » Made of » Gold
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Offence » Exemplified » Aaron

Exodus 32:4 (show verse)

He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

Aaron » Facts concerning » Broke the covenant and made the golden calf
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Moulding
Calf of gold » Molten in the fire
Calf of gold » Was made » To represent God
Calf of gold » Fashioned with a graven tool
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Golden calf made
Egypt » Idolatry of, followed by israel
Engraving » In making idols
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Gold » Described as » Fusible
Idol » Manufacture of
Idol » Made of » Gold
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
Idolatry » Objects of » Golden calf
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
Molding » Of images
Offence » Exemplified » Aaron
false Worship » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
FALSE » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron

Exodus 32:5 (show verse)

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow will be a feast to the Lord."

Calf of gold » Was made » To represent God
Calf of gold » An altar built before
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
Offence » Exemplified » Aaron

Exodus 32:6 (show verse)

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

Adultery » Instances of » israelites
Amusements » General reference to
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Calf of gold » Worshipped with profane revelry
Calf of gold » Sacrifices offered to
Early rising » For devotions » To do evil
Eating » Sitting at table
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Feasts » Men and women attend
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
Idolatry » Other customs of » Offered burnt offerings
Idolatry » Other customs of » Peace offerings
Offence » Exemplified » Aaron
Revelry » Revelry at social functions
Early rising » To do evil
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
Social life » Wedding feasts » Revelry at

Exodus 32:7 (show verse)

The Lord spoke to Moses: "Go quickly, descend, because your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly.

Corruption » Who is corrupt
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf

Exodus 32:8 (show verse)

They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them -- they have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt.'"

Backsliders » Absence of spiritual leaders
Backsliding » Exemplified
Calf of gold » Making of » A turning aside from the divine command
Character » Instances of instability » israelites
Corruption » Who is corrupt
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Molding » Of images
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Departing from his instituted worship

Exodus 32:9 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Israel » Anger » God's
Jews, the » National character of » Stubborn and stiffnecked
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Departing from his instituted worship
Self-will » Exemplified » The israelites
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified

Exodus 32:10 (show verse)

So now, leave me alone so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them, and I will make from you a great nation."

Calf of gold » Making of » Excited wrath against israel
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Israel » Anger » God's

Exodus 32:11 (show verse)

But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, "O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

Anger of God » To be deprecated
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » Anger » God's
Judgments » Saints » Pray for those under
Prayer » Described as » Beseeching the lord
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified

Exodus 32:12 (show verse)

Why should the Egyptians say, 'For evil he led them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger, and relent of this evil against your people.

Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » Anger » God's
Judgments » Saints » Pray for those under
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified

Exodus 32:13 (show verse)

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them, 'I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.'"

Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
Israel » Anger » God's
Judgments » Saints » Pray for those under
Prayer » Plead in the » Promises of God
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified

Exodus 32:14 (show verse)

Then the Lord relented over the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » Anger » God's
Repentance » Examples of » Ascribed to God (change of purpose)

Exodus 32:15 (show verse)

Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands. The tablets were written on both sides -- they were written on the front and on the back.

Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Tables » Of testimony » Were broken
Tables » Of testimony

Exodus 32:16 (show verse)

Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

Commandments » Of men » The ten
The ten commandments » Written by God
Decalogue » Written » By God
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Law » Bondage of » Mosaic
Law » Engraved on stone
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Tables » Of testimony » Were broken

Exodus 32:17 (show verse)

When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "It is the sound of war in the camp!"

Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Intimately associated with moses
Tables » Of testimony » Were broken

Exodus 32:18 (show verse)

Moses said, "It is not the sound of those who shout for victory, nor is it the sound of those who cry because they are overcome, but the sound of singing I hear."

Calf of gold » Worshipped with profane revelry
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With singing and dancing
Idolatry » Other customs of » Singing and dancing
Tables » Of testimony » Were broken

Exodus 32:19 (show verse)

When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain.

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Anger » Justifiable, exemplified
Calf of gold » Worshipped with profane revelry
Calf of gold » Making of » Caused moses to break the tables of the testimony
Dancing » Worldly
Dancing » Idolatrous
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Tables of testimony broken
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » moses
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With singing and dancing
Idolatry » Other customs of » Singing and dancing
Indignation » Man's righteous
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
moses » Character of » Impatience of
Religious zeal » Instances of » moses
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Tables » Of testimony » Were broken

Exodus 32:20 (show verse)

He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, poured it out on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.

Calf of gold » Destroyed by moses
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Humiliation of sinners » Examples of
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » moses
Idol » Manufacture of
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Religious zeal » Instances of » moses
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Moses and levites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Sin » Described as » Often very great

Exodus 32:21 (show verse)

Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you, that you have brought on them so great a sin?"

Calf of gold » Making of » A very great sin
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Offence » Saints should » Reprove those who cause
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites

Exodus 32:22 (show verse)

Aaron said, "Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.

Cowardice » Instances of » Aaron, in yielding to the israelites, when they demanded an idol
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
moses » Reproves aaron for » Making the golden calf
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Responsibility » Attempts to shirk
Responsibility » Attempts to shift » Aaron

Exodus 32:23 (show verse)

They said to me, 'Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'

Exodus 32:24 (show verse)

So I said to them, 'Whoever has gold, break it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out."

Cowardice » Instances of » Aaron, in yielding to the israelites, when they demanded an idol
Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Aaron for making the golden calf
Falsehood » Instances of » Aaron, in attempting to shift responsibility for the making of the golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Justification » Of self attempted, to justify wrongdoing » Aaron for making the golden calf
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Responsibility » Attempts to shift » Aaron
Sin » Excuses offered for » Aaron for making the golden calf

Exodus 32:25 (show verse)

Moses saw that the people were running wild, for Aaron had let them get completely out of control, causing derision from their enemies.

Adultery » Instances of » israelites
Calf of gold » Worshipped with profane revelry
Dancing » Idolatrous
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » People punished for idolatry
Idolatry » Rites of, obscene and impure
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Obedience » Instances of » The israelites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Shame » Shame of sin
Shame » Destitute of, the israelites when they worshiped the golden calf
Sin » Secret » Shame of
Sins » Penalty » Shame

Exodus 32:26 (show verse)

So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said, "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me." All the Levites gathered around him,

Calf of gold » Making of » Israel punished for
Choice » Wise choice, examples of » To choose between God and evil
Decision » Exhortations to » To choose between God and evil
Decision » Exhibited in » Being on the lord's side
Decision » Exemplified » moses
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » People punished for idolatry
Exhortations » Special » To choose between God and evil
Gates » Made to » Camps
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Levites » Religious zeal of
the Levites » Zeal against idolatry a cause of their appointment
Obedience » Instances of » The israelites
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Moses and levites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites

Exodus 32:27 (show verse)

and he said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Each man fasten his sword on his side, and go back and forth from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and each one kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.'"

Calf of gold » Making of » Israel punished for
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » People punished for idolatry
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Levites » Religious zeal of
the Levites » Zeal against idolatry a cause of their appointment
Obedience » Instances of » The israelites
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Sword
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Moses and levites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites

Exodus 32:28 (show verse)

The Levites did what Moses ordered, and that day about three thousand men of the people died.

Exodus 32:29 (show verse)

Moses said, "You have been consecrated today for the Lord, for each of you was against his son or against his brother, so he has given a blessing to you today."

Calf of gold » Making of » Israel punished for
divine Call » Heal persecution of » To consecration
Consecration » A call to personal
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » People punished for idolatry
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Obedience » Instances of » The israelites
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » Moses and levites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
The Surrendered life » Consecration » A call to personal

Exodus 32:30 (show verse)

The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a very serious sin, but now I will go up to the Lord -- perhaps I can make atonement on behalf of your sin."

under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
under the law Atonement » Necessary for » Propitiating God
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Calf of gold » Making of » A very great sin
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
moses » Character of » Magnified of God
moses » Character of » Unaspiring
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites

Exodus 32:31 (show verse)

So Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold.

under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
holy Boldness » Exemplified
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Calf of gold » Making of » A very great sin
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
Seven » Earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
national Sins » Exemplified
national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of

Exodus 32:32 (show verse)

But now, if you will forgive their sin, but if not, wipe me out from your book that you have written."

under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
Book » Of life
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
intercession » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Moses for israel
Intercessory prayer » Moses for israel
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Fellow-countrymen
moses » Moses and Christ - a parallel » Made intercessory prayers
Pardon » Sought
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
Prayer » Intercessory prayer, examples of » Moses for israel
Seven » Earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
Sinners » Pardon of » Sought
national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of

Exodus 32:33 (show verse)

The Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me -- that person I will wipe out of my book.

under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
Book » Of life
Books » Erasures in, alluded to
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Sin » Punishment of
Whosoever » Of condemnation

Exodus 32:34 (show verse)

So now go, lead the people to the place I have spoken to you about. See, my angel will go before you. But on the day that I punish, I will indeed punish them for their sin."

under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Sin » Punishment of

Exodus 32:35 (show verse)

And the Lord sent a plague on the people because they had made the calf -- the one Aaron made.

Anger of God » Exemplified against
Calf of gold » Making of » Israel punished for
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » People punished for idolatry
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Israel » Punished » Plague
Judgments » Upon the israelites » For worshiping aaron's calf
Plagues » Sent upon » Israel for making golden calf