THE PEOPLE REJECT YAHWEH FOR A MOLTEN CALF AND RECEIVE LESS THAN THEIR DUE PUNISHMENT (EXODUS 32:1). We have in this chapter an interesting contrast between man's way of worship and God's way of worship. Moses was in the Mount receiving from God careful instruction as to how future worship was to b... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PEOPLE'S REBELLION AND THE MOLTEN CALF (EXODUS 32:1). While Moses was in the Mount for forty days and forty nights receiving his instructions from Yahweh, the people waiting in the plain below became disquieted. They had somewhat fearfully seen him ascend and disappear into the cloud and then th... [ Continue Reading ]
YAHWEH INFORMS MOSES OF WHAT IS HAPPENING BELOW (EXODUS 32:7). a Yahweh said to Moses, “Go, get yourself down, for your people whom you brought up out of Egypt have corrupted themselves (Exodus 32:7). b They have turned aside from His commandments (His covenant) and made themselves a molten calf,... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES DESCENDS AND WITNESSES WHAT IS HAPPENING AND ACTS DECISIVELY TO BRING MATTERS UNDER CONTROL (EXODUS 32:15). a Moses turns and descends with the tablets of the Covenant in His hands, which were written on both sides (Exodus 32:15). b The tablets were written in the hand of God, and the writi... [ Continue Reading ]
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 of the very dangerous situation that was awaiting him. Outwardly he went on his triumphant way wit... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES SEEKS TO SET THE SITUATION RIGHT (EXODUS 32:29). Exodus 32:29 ‘And Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother. That he may bestow on you a blessing this day.” ' The question is, were these words spoken to the Levites, or were... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot from my book.” ' Yahweh's reply was clear. The soul that sins will die. Even a Moses could not pay the price for another. (There would be only One Who would be able to do that). The principle of individual accountability was... [ Continue Reading ]
“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 people because they made the calf which Aaron made.' Now Yahweh makes clear that the people as a who... [ Continue Reading ]