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They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’ ”
Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people. Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
Exodus 32:8-10 sits inside this longer paragraph.
Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves! They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’ ”
Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people. Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’ ”
Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
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.
they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said: This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.
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.'
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv8, 10 Whereby we see what necessity we have to pray…
Whereby we see what necessity we have to pray earnestly to God, to keep us in his true obedience, and to send us good guides.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv8–10 Exo 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of…
Exo 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Ver. 8. They have turned aside quickly.] Moses’s back was but newly turned, as it were. "I marvel that you are so soon removed," &c. {Gal 1:6} {See Trapp on "Gal 1:6"} When we have spent all our wind on our people, their hearts will be still apt to be "carried away with every wind of doctrine," - in our absence especially.
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“Mures, fele absente, choreas ducunt.” - Suidas.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv9–10 Untractable, wilful, and stubborn, incorrigible by my judgments, ungovernable…
Untractable, wilful, and stubborn, incorrigible by my judgments, ungovernable by mine or by any laws. A metaphor from those beasts that will not bend their necks to receive the yoke or bridle.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv8–10 They have turned aside quickly out of the way…
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation,"on Sinai, saying, ye shall not make to yourselves an image, or figure, or any similitude.''This was the command God had given to them; this the way he had directed them to walk in; from this they turned aside, by making the golden calf as an image or representation of God; and this they had done very quickly, since it was but about six weeks ago that this command was given; wherefore if Moses had delayed coming down from the mount, they had made haste to commit iniquity; and, perhaps, this observation is made of their quick defection, in opposition to their complaint of Moses's long absence:
they have made them a molten calf; for though it was made by Aaron, or by his direction to the founder or goldsmith, yet it was at their request and earnest solicitation; they would not be easy without it:
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and have worshipped it; by bowing the knee to it, kissing it or their hands at the approach of it, see Hos 13:2.
and have sacrificed thereunto burnt offerings and peace offerings:
and said, these be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; the very words they used, Exo 32:4 and which were taken particular notice of by the Lord with resentment.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv8–10 They have turned aside quickly - Quickly after the…
They have turned aside quickly - Quickly after the law was given them, and they had promised to obey it; quickly after God had done such great things for them, and declared his kind intentions to do greater.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv9–10 Verse 9. A stiff-necked people] Probably an allusion to…
Verse 9. A stiff-necked people] Probably an allusion to the stiff-necked ox, the object of their worship.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv8–10 Exo 32:8. They have turned aside quickly — Quickly…
Exo 32:8. They have turned aside quickly — Quickly after the law was given them, and they had promised to obey it; quickly after God had done such great things for them, and declared his kind intentions to do greater.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv9–10 And again. The Septuagint omit this verse. Moses, at…
And again. The Septuagint omit this verse. Moses, at the first intimation of the people’s sin, fell prostrate before the Lord, to sue for pardon, and pleaded the natural weakness of an ungovernable multitude, in order to extenuate their fault. This God admits. --- I see, &c. But while he seems bent on punishing them, to try his servant, he encourages him inwardly to pray with fervour. (Salien.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v10 make of thee a great nation--Care must be taken…
make of thee a great nation--Care must be taken not to suppose this language as betokening any change or vacillation in the divine purpose. The covenant made with the patriarchs had been ratified in the most solemn manner; it could not and never was intended that it should be broken. But the manner in which God spoke to Moses served two important purposes--it tended to develop the faith and intercessory patriotism of the Hebrew leader, and to excite the serious alarm of the people, that God would reject them and deprive them of the privileges they had fondly fancied were so secure.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv9–10 9. A stiffnecked people — Unmanageable and perverse, like…
9. A stiffnecked people — Unmanageable and perverse, like the ox that stoutly resists all efforts to guide or drive him. Comp. the same expression in Exo_33:3; Exo_33:5; Exo_34:9; Deu_9:6; Deu_9:13.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv8–10 8. the way, &c.] See Exo_20:4; Exo_20:23.
8. the way, &c.] See Exo_20:4; Exo_20:23.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv8–10 (8) These be thy gods.—Rather, This is thy god,…
(8) These be thy gods.—Rather, This is thy god, as in Exo_32:4.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv8–10 They have turned aside quickly. A few weeks have…
They have turned aside quickly. A few weeks have sufficed to make them forget their solemn pledges, (Exo_19:8 Exo_24:3) and fly in the face of a plain unmistakable commandment. A molten calf. In the contemptuous language of Holy Scripture when speaking of idols, such an emblematic figure as the Babylonion man-bull would be a mere "calf." That the figure made by Aaron is called always "a molten calf literally, "a calf of fusion disposes of the theory of Keil, that it was of carved wood covered with gold plates hammered on to it. These be thy gods, which have brought thee. Rather, "This is thy god, which has brought thee." The plural must be regarded as merely one of dignity.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v10 let me alone
let me alone
This whole scene affords a striking contrast between law and grace. (Cf) Moses’ intercession with Christ’s Joh 17:1-26 Israel was a nation, under probation Exo 19:5; Exo 19:6 believers under grace are a family, awaiting glory; Joh 20:17; Rom 5:1; Rom 5:2. For them there is "an advocate with the Father, whose propitiatory sacrifice never loses efficacy 1Jn 2:1; 1Jn 2:2. Moses pleads a covenant Exo 32:13. Christ points to a sacrifice Joh 17:4.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v9 I have seen this people
I have seen this people
Here Yahweh compares knowing the people to seeing them. AT: "I know this people" (See: Metaphor)
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a stiff-necked people
Yahweh speaks of the people being stubborn as if they had stiff necks. AT: "a stubborn people" (See: Metaphor)
Now then
The word "now" is used here to mark a break in what Yahweh was telling Moses. Here Yahweh tells what he will do to the people.
My anger will burn hot against them
Yahweh speaks of his anger as if it were a fire that could burn hot. AT: "My anger towards them will be terrible" or "I am extremely angry with them" (See: Metaphor)
from you
The word "you" refers to Moses. (See: Forms of You)
why does your anger burn against your people ... a mighty hand?
Moses used this question to to try to persuade Yahweh not to be so angry with his people. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Do not let your anger burn against your people ... a mighty hand." or "Do not be so angry with your people ... a mighty hand." (See: Metaphor and Rhetorical Question)
great power ... mighty hand
These two phrases share similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. (See: Doublet)
a mighty hand
Here the word "hand" refers to the things Yahweh did. AT: "and the powerful things you did" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
Yahweh
stiff-necked
anger
nation
power
might
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv9–10 32:9-10 God was apparently prepared to disown his people,…
32:9-10 God was apparently prepared to disown his people, since they had broken their covenant with him.
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