The faithfulne of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be revealed whether he loved his own …

These be thy gods. —Rather, This is thy god, as in Exodus 32:4.

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacri…

They have turned aside quickly out of the way. So swift a transgression, as I have said, aggravates their crime. God then states the natur…

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them The Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation, …

God says to Moses that the Israelites had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption of the sinner, and it is a self-corruption; every man is …