Exodus 32
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 32 of 40
Chapter Summary
1 The people asked Aaron to make a calf. 7 God is angered. 11 Moses prays to God. 15 Moses comes down with the tablets. 19 He breaks them. 20 He destroys the calf. 25 Moses causes the idolaters to be killed. 30 He prays for the people.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Pleads with Jehovah for Israel, descends and breaks the tablets, destroys the calf, and seeks atonement for the people's sin.
Yields to the people's demand, fashions the molten calf, builds an altar, and excuses himself before Moses.
Sees the people's corruption, threatens to consume them, relents at Moses' plea, then plagues them for the calf.
Moses' attendant who hears the noise in the camp and mistakes it for a sound of war.
Rally to Moses' call 'Who is for Jehovah?' and execute judgment, killing about three thousand men.
Timeline
People, seeing Moses delayed, demand gods. Aaron makes golden calf from their earrings. They worship it, eat, drink, and play.
Exodus 32:1-6God tells Moses people are corrupted, threatens to consume them. Moses intercedes, reminding God of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, Israel. God relents.
Exodus 32:7-14Moses descends with tablets, hears singing, sees calf and dances. His anger burns. He throws and breaks tablets at mountain's foot.
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