Verse 1
WORSHIP OF THE GOLDEN CALF, Exodus 32:1-6.
1. Moses delayed to come down Literally, shamed to come down, that is, put to shame those who were waiting for him . This delay was provided for and suggested in Moses’s charge to the elders, (Exodus 24:14,) but Israel’s faith was not sufficient for the test . Up,
make us gods The language suggests the excitement and persistency of a mob . Probably a better translation would be, Up, make us a god . The manner in which Aaron complied with their demand shows that the people desired a visible image of God. The religious nature of man, uneducated into a high spiritual conception of God, has always clamoured for some visible sign or representation of the Deity.
This Moses, the man that brought us This manner of speech implies not only impatience, but also a measure of indignation.
We wot not We know not. Not improbably they began to think that Moses had perished in the fires which they had seen on the top of the mountain, (Exodus 24:17. )
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