John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants ,.... The covenant he made with them, the promise he had made unto them, with an oath annexed to it: to whom thou swarest by thine own self ; which he did, because he could swear by no greater; and for the confirmation of his covenant and promise, see Genesis 22:16 . and saidst unto them ; for what was said to Abraham was repeated and confirmed to Isaac and Jacob: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven ; multitudes of... read more
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