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It happened, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses` anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
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The Virtue of Holy Anger
Commentators agree that Moses' anger was not a sinful loss of temper but a "righteous indignation." John Calvin argues that emotions like anger are not inherently evil; when prompted by the Holy Spirit in response to sin, they are a virtue. Seeing the idolatry firsthand caused Moses to enter into sympathy with God's own holy anger against iniquity.
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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
And the dancing.— Hebrew, and dances. What Moses saw was "the calf" which had already been mentioned, and "dance…
Baptist
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing; and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the …
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16th Century
Protestant
And it came to pass, as soon as he came near the camp, he who had before humbly pleaded for the safety of the people, now, when he sees th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, as soon, as he came near to the camp To the bottom of the mounta…
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…
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