Tag Archives: Exodus 32

perhaps I can make atonement

Exodus 32:25-35 25 And when Moses saw that the people had lost control of themselves (for Aaron had let them lose control, so that those standing with them gossiped), 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and … Continue reading

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passionately wrong

Exodus 32:15-24 15 Moses then turned and went down from the mountain and the two tablets of the testimony were in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. … Continue reading

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these are your gods

Exodus 32:1-14 32:1 After the people saw that Moses was overdue coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Stand up, make us gods who will go before us. We do not … Continue reading

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Exodus: glory upstaged

Exodus 32      The giving of the ten commandments was on stones engraved by the finger of God himself. Their revelation was supposed to be a glorious event, but it was upstaged by a rebellious people.  The Israelites had corrupted their … Continue reading

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these are your gods

Exodus 32.  It is hard to resist the temptation to make something happen when God wants you to wait.  Israel had already agreed to keep the covenant, but grew impatient when Moses stayed atop Mt. Sinai. Their solution: worship God … Continue reading

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