Charles Spurgeon Commentary Exodus 32:11

"And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?" — Exodus 32:11 (ASV)

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people,—

See how he dares even to say to God, "They are your people, though they have acted so wickedly. Why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people,"—

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

Moses insists that they are not his people, nor that he brought them out of the land of Egypt; but he declares that they are God's people, and that He brought them forth with great power, and with a mighty hand.