CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 32:1. Zeh Mosheh häish = this Moses _the man_]. The Israelites, thinking that “the man” who brought them out of the land of Egypt had acted the part of a truant, and that they ought to fill up his place by substituting, not another “man,” but a deity, as a more reliable guide... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:7_ INTERCESSION Consider— I. THE SIN AND PERIL OF ISRAEL. Their sin was the more grievous because it came after such wonderful manifestations of God’s power and love. “Thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselv... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:15_ THE TRUTH GIVEN AND LOST We contemplate— I. THE TRUTH GIVEN, EXODUS 31 : Exodus 32:18. 1. The highest truth was _given_ to man. That truth could not be divined by the genius of men. It was a revelation from God. 2. The _fulness_ of the truth is... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:21_ SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY “And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it to me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.” Aaron has acted a very sorry part at a great crisis, and his conduct,... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 violation of the fundamental law which God had given unto Israel (Exodus 20:3). In these days direct sins ag... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:30_ RELIGIOUS PATRIOTISM It has often been brought as a charge against Christianity that it is adverse to patriotism. It is true that the spirit of Christianity is cosmopolitan, but yet the love of humanity does not exclude the sentiment of nationality... [ Continue Reading ]