Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Exodus 32:26
Verse Exodus 32:26. Who is on the Lord's side?] That is, Who among you is free from this transgression?
And all the sons of Levi, c.] It seems they had no part in this idolatrous business.
Verse Exodus 32:26. Who is on the Lord's side?] That is, Who among you is free from this transgression?
And all the sons of Levi, c.] It seems they had no part in this idolatrous business.
The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be made manifest whether he loved his own glory better than he loved the brethren who we...
4. ISRAEL ‘S SIN AND REBELLION CHAPTER 32 _ 1. The people in rebellion (Exodus 32:1)_ 2. Jehovah threatens his wrath (Exodus 32:7) 3. Moses beseeches Jehovah (Exodus 32:11) 4. Moses descends and
EXODUS 32:1 E, EXODUS 32:7 Rje, EXODUS 32:15 E, EXODUS 32:25 J,...
WHO... ? &c. Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6). ALL. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6, i.e. all who had not joined in the idolatry. Compare Deuteronomy 33:9....
Moses decides quickly that prompt measures must be taken....
The zeal of the sons of Levi for Jehovah. At Moses" summons, they seize their swords, and slay 3000 of the rebels....
The people being in rebellion, the Levites, responding in a body to Moses" appeal for help, seize their swords, and slay 3000 of them. For the zeal thus displayed on Jehovah's behalf, they are rewarde...
_Who_, &c. In the Heb., more tersely and forcibly, WHO IS FOR YAHWEH? TO ME!...
DISCOURSE: 106 THE LORD’S PEOPLE TO BE DECIDED AND FIRM Exodus 32:26. _Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me._ THESE are the words of Moses: and they were spoken on a very particular occasi...
WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE?— See 2 Kings 9:32. The Chaldee renders this, _who feareth the Lord, let him come to me:_ that is, whosoever abhorreth this idolatry, and is zealous for the honour of _Jehova...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 32 And when the people saw that Mo-ses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aar-on, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, whi...
_THEN MOSES STOOD IN THE GATE OF THE CAMP, AND SAID, WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? LET HIM COME UNTO ME. AND ALL THE SONS OF LEVI GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER UNTO HIM._ Moses stood in the gate. The cam...
THE IDOLATRY OF THE PEOPLE 1-6. The historical narrative is here resumed from Exodus 24:18. Becoming impatient at the prolonged absence of Moses on the mount (forty days, Exodus 24:18), and despairing...
WHO _is on_ THE LORD'S SIDE?] The contrast between the characters of Moses and Aaron is strikingly brought out all through this narrative. Aaron appears as timid and compliant; while Moses is rigidly...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 32 THE YOUNG *BULL THAT THE *ISRAELITES *WORSHIPPED – VERSES 1-35 A...
THEN MOSES STOOD IN THE GATE OF THE CAMP. — The third and crowning step was now to be taken. Though the idol had been seized and its destruction commenced, though Aaron had been rebuked and put to sha...
וַ יַּעֲמֹ֤ד מֹשֶׁה֙ בְּ שַׁ֣עַר הַֽ מַּחֲנֶ֔
CHAPTER XXXII. _ THE GOLDEN CALF._ Exodus 32:1 While God was thus providing for Israel, what had Israel done with God? They had grown weary of waiting: had despaired of and slighted their heroic lea...
MOSES PUNISHES IDOLATERS AND PRAYS FOR THE PEOPLE Exodus 32:25 The heart of Moses was full of that wonderful new word, _atonement_. For many days Jehovah had been speaking to him about it. But he see...
Immediately following the account of this period of communion between Moses and God we have the record of the sin of the people. When they said, "Up, make us Gods," they were seeking something to repr...
_All the sons; that is, the great majority of them; for some were probably slain, ver. 29._...
Malachi 2:4....
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
Whilst God was thus preparing the precious things connected with His relationship with His people [1], the people, only thinking of what they saw in the human instrument of their deliverance, complete...
THEN MOSES STOOD IN THE GATE OF THE CAMP,.... In one of the gates of it; for it doubtless had more than one to go in and out of, as is clear from Exodus 32:27 it being probably entrenched all around;...
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who [is] on the LORD'S side? [let him come] unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. Ver. 26. _Let him come._] This...
_Moses stood in the gate of the camp_ The place of judgment; and said, _Who is on the Lord's side?_ Who abhors this idolatry, and adheres to the true worship of God? The Chaldee interprets it, _Who fe...
1 The people in the absence of Moses, cause Aaron to make a calfe. 7 God is angred thereby. 11 At the intreatie of Moses he is appeased. 15 Moses commeth downe with the Tables. 19 He breaketh them...
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, Who is on the Lord's side; who will take the Lord's part? LET HIM COME UNTO ME. AND ALL THE SONS OF LEVI GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER UNTO HIM. They...
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE IDOLATERS...
THIRD DIVISION The legislation as modified by the lapse of the people, and the intensified distinction between Jehovah and Israel as expressed in the more hierarchical constitution of the theocracy...
THE GOLDEN CALF (vs.1-6) Moses forty days in the mount (the number of testing) was too much for the impatient children of Israel. They gathered to Aaron in united determination to have some substitut...
21-29 Never did any wise man make a more frivolous and foolish excuse than that of Aaron. We must never be drawn into sin by any thing man can say or do to us; for men can but tempt us to sin, they c...
He chose THE GATE OF THE CAMP, 1. As the usual place of judicature. 2. That he might withdraw himself from the company of idolaters as far as he might. 3. As a fit place of concourse and resort for...
We have now to contemplate something very different from that Which has hitherto engaged our attention. " The pattern of things in the heavens," has been before us Christ in His glorious Person, graci...
Exodus 32:26 Moses H4872 stood H5975 (H8799) entrance H8179 camp H4264 said H559 (H8799) LORDS H3068 sons...
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...
Exodus 32:1. _And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before u...
CONTENTS: The broken law; Israel worships a golden calf. Intercession of Moses. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Joshua. CONCLUSION: It is a great sin to make gold, or anything else, a god, as those d...
Exodus 32:1. _Unto Aaron._ Some copies read, the people gathered themselves together _against_ Aaron. He sinned through fear of man; but as the Lord did not punish him with the revolters, the latter w...
_Who is on the Lord’s side?_ WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE I. The conflict, and which is the Lord’s side. The commands of God _versus _self-pleasing. Holiness and right, against sin and oppression. II....
EXODUS 32:1 Covenant Breach, Intercession, and Renewal. This section illustrates Israel’s need for sanctification from the Lord. ⇐ ⇔
_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 violatio...
EXPOSITION MOSES PUNISHES THE RINGLEADERS. The presence of Moses in the camp—his impressive act in breaking the tables—even his seizure of the idol and consignment of it to destruction—did not arrest...
Now when the people saw that Moses had delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered to Aaron, and they said unto him, Get up, and make us gods, that shall go before us; for as for Moses, we do...
who is on Joshua 5:13 2 Samuel 20:11 2 Kings 9:32 Matthew 12:30...
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, the place of judgment; and said, Who is on the Lord's side? — The idolaters had set up the golden calf for their standard, and now Moses sets up his in opposi...