Exodus 32:24
“And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when Moses saw that the people were naked,.... Not in their bodies, being stripped of their ear rings; for parting…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 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…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I cast it into the fire and there came out this calf - What a silly and ridiculous subterfuge! He seems to insinuate…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 32:21-29
Moses, having shown his just indignation against the sin of Israel by breaking the tables and burning the calf, now…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
He next excuses himself by declaring that he merely threw the gold which they gave him into the fire, and the calf came…