In all probability, these three chapters originally formed a distinct composition. The main incidents recorded in them follow in the order of time …

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool. —Rather, and he received it (i.e.,…

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods,…

And he received them at their hand. He briefly narrates this base and shameful deed. Yet, he sufficiently shows that while Aaron yielded t…

And he received [them] at their hand
For the use they delivered them to him:

While Moses was on the mountain, receiving the law from God, the people made a tumultuous demand to Aaron. This fickle crowd was tired of waiting f…