Exodus 32:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

Here, I. God acquaints Moses with what was doing in the camp while he was absent, Exod. 32:7, 8. He could have told him sooner, as soon as the first step was taken towards it, and have hastened him down to prevent it; but he suffered it to come to this height, for wise and holy ends, and then sent him down to punish it. Note, It is no reproach to the holiness of God that he suffers sin to be committed, since he knows, not only how to restrain it when he pleases, but how to make it serviceable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 32:10

Now, therefore, let me alone ,.... And not solicit him with prayers and supplications in favour of these people, but leave him to take his own way with them, without troubling him with any suit on their behalf; and so the Targum of Jonathan,"and now leave off thy prayer, and do not cry for them before me;'as the Prophet Jeremiah was often bid not to pray for this people in his time, which was a token of God's great displeasure with them, as well as shows the prevalence of prayer with him;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 32:10

Now therefore let me alone - Moses had already begun to plead with God in the behalf of this rebellious and ungrateful people; and so powerful was his intercession that even the Omnipotent represents himself as incapable of doing any thing in the way of judgment, unless his creature desisted from praying for mercy! See an instance of the prevalence of fervent intercession in the case of Abraham, Genesis 18:23-33 , from the model of which the intercession of Moses seems to have been formed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-10

The anger of God. God may well be angry when his people apostatise; and having recently professed entire submission to his will ( Exodus 19:8 ; Exodus 24:3 ), rebel suddenly, and cast his words behind their backs. God's anger against Israel was at this time intensified— I. BY THEIR EXTREME INGRATITUDE . He had just delivered them by a series of stupendous miracles from a cruel bondage. He had brought them out of Egypt—he had divided the Red Sea before them, and led them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-11

The first intercessions. If Israel has been forgetting God, God has not been forgetting Israel. His eye has been on all their doings. There has not been a thought in their heart, or a word on their tongue, but, lo! it has altogether been well known to him ( Psalms 139:4 ). It is God's way, however, to permit matters to reach a crisis before he interposes. For a time he keeps silence. During the inception and early stages of the movement in Israel, he makes no discovery of it to Moses. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

The wrath of Jehovah and the intercession of Moses. I. JEHOVAH DESCRIBES TO MOSES THE APOSTASY OF ISRAEL . Jehovah is omniscient; even while spreading before Moses, with all elaboration, the patterns in the mount, his all-observant eye is equally on the doings of the people below. And now, just when Moses is expecting to be dismissed with his instructions for the people, he is fated to learn that they have proved themselves utterly unworthy of Jehovah's great designs. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:10

Now, therefore, let me alone. This was not a command, but rather a suggestion; or, at any rate, it was a command not intended to compel obedience—like that of the angel to Jacob—"Let me go, for the day breaketh" ( Genesis 32:26 ). Moses was not intended to take the command as absolute. He did not do so—he "wrestled with God," like Jacob, and prevailed. That my wrath may wax hot . Literally, "and my wrath will wax hot." I will make of thee a great nation . (Compare Numbers 14:12 .)... 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 32:10

Exodus 32:10. Let me alone What did Moses, or what could he do, to hinder God from consuming them? When God resolves to abandon a people, and the decree is gone forth, no intercession can prevent it. But God would thus express the greatness of his displeasure, after the manner of men, who would have none to intercede for those they resolve to be severe with. Thus also he would put an honour upon prayer, intimating, that nothing but the intercession of Moses could save them from ruin. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 32:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 32:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 32:10

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 32:10

Group of Brands