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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:31-32

The confession and intercession of Moses. Notice here— I. THE AMPLITUDE OF THIS CONFESSION . It is very necessary to contrast the words of Moses in Exodus 32:31 and Exodus 32:32 with his previous words in Exodus 32:11-13 . What a difference there is in the ground, elements, and tone of the two appeals! and this difference is fully explained by the experience through which he had been in the interval. It was a bitter and humiliating experience—we may almost say an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:32

If thou wilt forgive their sin . The ellipsis which follows, is to be supplied by some such words, as "well and good"—" I am content"—" I have no more to say." Similar eases of ellipses will be found in Danial Exodus 3:5 ; Luke 13:9 ; Luke 19:42 ; John 6:62 ; Romans 9:22 . And if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book . Some interpret this as merely equivalent to, "Blot me out of the book of the living," and explain that phrase as meaning simply—"Take my life—kill me... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:33

Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book . Beyond a doubt, it is the general teaching of Scripture that vicarious punishment will not be accepted. "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son—the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him" ( Ezekiel 18:20 ). Man "cannot deliver his brother, or make agreement with God for him; for it cost more to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:34

Lead the people unto the place, etc. This was a revocation of the sentence of death passed in Exodus 32:10 . The people was to be spared, and Moses was to conduct them to Palestine. Mine Angel shall go before thee. Mine Angel—not I myself (compare Exodus 33:2 , Exodus 33:3 ). Another threatened punishment, which was revoked upon the repentance of the people ( Exodus 33:4 , Exodus 33:6 ), and the earnest prayer of Moses ( Exodus 33:14-16 ). I will visit their sin upon them ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:35

The Lord plagued , or "struck"— i.e; "punished" the people. There is nothing in the expression which requires us to understand the sending of a pestilence. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 32:7-35

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 were under his charge; whether he would prefer that he should himself become the founder of a “great nation,” or that the Lord’s promise should be fulfilled in the whole people of Israel. This may have been especially needful for Moses, in consequence of his natural disposition. See Numbers 12:3; and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 32:31

Exodus 32:31. O, this people have sinned a great sin God had first told him of it, (Exodus 32:7,) and now he tells God of it, by way of lamentation. He doth not call them God’s people, he knew they were unworthy to be called so, but, this people. This treacherous, ungrateful people, they have made them gods of gold. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 32:32

Exodus 32:32. If thou wilt forgive their sin if not If the decree be gone forth, and there is no remedy but they must be ruined; blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written Termed the book of the living, Psalms 69:28; and alluded to Isaiah 4:3, where the prophet speaks of being written among the living in Jerusalem. He evidently means, “Let me die rather than live to see the evils that are coming upon them, if thou shalt think fit to punish them as they deserve: if... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 32:33

Exodus 32:33. Whosoever hath sinned, him will I blot out of my book The soul that sins shall die, and not the innocent for the guilty. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 32:34-35

Exodus 32:34-35. My angel shall go before thee Some created angel that was employed in the common services of his kingdom, which intimated that they were not to expect any thing for the future to be done for them out of the common road of providence. When I visit Hereafter, when I shall see cause to punish them for other sins, I will visit for this among the rest. From hence the Jews have a saying, that from henceforward no judgment fell upon Israel, but there was in it an ounce of the... read more

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