Exodus 32:7

INTERCESSION AND PUNISHMENT, Exodus 32:7-35.

7. Thy people, which thou broughtest out Language of trial for Moses . He is made to feel that he is identified with Israel, and must bear the burden of them on his heart . He is informed of the calf worship to which they have so quickly turned aside, and corrupted themselves, and is made to see that this great sin deserves the consuming judgment of Jehovah . This opens the way for Moses’s first intercession, (Exodus 32:11-13,) which is notably effectual . Then follows another trial, as Moses sees the extent of the people’s sin, (Exodus 32:15-25,) which in turn leads both to punishment and further intercession, (Exodus 32:26-32. ) Compare the intercessions of Moses in Numbers 11:10-15; Numbers 14:11-24.