Exodus 32:1
When the people realized how long Moses was taking before he came back down the mountain, they went together to see Aaron. They told him, “Get up! Make some gods for us who can lead us because this man Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt—we don't know what's happened to him!”
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2“Bring to me the gold earrings that your wives, sons, and daughters are wearing,” Aaron replied.
Cross References
Genesis 19:14Lot went immediately to speak to the men who were engaged to marry his daughters. “Get up quickly and leave,” he said, “because the Lord is about to destroy the town!” But they thought it was just a joke.
Genesis 39:8But he turned her down, telling his master's wife, “Look, my master trusts me so much he doesn't even bother to find out how his household is running. He's put me in charge of everything he owns—
Genesis 44:15“Why did you do this?” Joseph asked. “Don't you know a man like me can find out things through divination?”
Exodus 14:11They complained to Moses, “Were there no graves in Egypt that you had to bring us out here in the desert to die? What have you done to us by making us leave Egypt?
Exodus 20:3You must not have any other gods except me.
Exodus 24:18Moses went into the cloud as he climbed up on the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and nights.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:1
It is a very lamentable interruption which the story of this chapter gives to the record of the establishment of the church, and of religion among the Jews. Things went on admirably well towards that happy settlement: God had shown himself very favourable, and the people also had seemed to be pretty tractable. Moses had now almost completed his forty days upon the mount, and, we may suppose, was pleasing himself with the thoughts of the very joyful welcome he should have to the camp of Israel at his return, and… Read the whole commentary →