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Spiritual Discernment
Commentators note that while Joshua heard an ambiguous noise, Moses correctly identified it as idolatrous singing. Having just been in communion with God, Moses had a spiritual discernment that Joshua lacked. This shows how a close relationship with God can give us the wisdom to correctly interpret the events and 'noises' of the world around us.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 32:7–35
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 32:18
19th Century
Bishop
Shout ... cry ... sing. —The Hebrew verb is the same in all three clauses. Translate: It is not the voice of those who cry for…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 32:18
19th Century
Preacher
And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of …
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John Gill
On Exodus 32:18
17th Century
Pastor
And he said
Not Joshua, as Saadiah Gaon thinks, but Moses, in answer to what Joshua had said:
[it…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 32:15–20
17th Century
Minister
What a change it is, to come down from the mount of communion with God, to converse with a wicked world. In God we see nothing but what is pure and…