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Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation."
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A Test of Selfless Love
Commentators explain that God's offer to make a great nation from Moses was a profound test of his character. He had to choose between personal glory and the well-being of the rebellious people. His immediate choice to intercede, rather than accept the offer, reveals his selfless love and solidifies his role as a true shepherd of Israel.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 revealed whether he loved his ow…
19th Century
Anglican
Let me alone. —This was not a command to abstain from pleading, but rather an indication that pleading might have power t…
Baptist
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now, therefore, let me alone And not solicit him with prayers and supplications in favour of these people, but leave…
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 …
