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The Bitter Taste of Sin
Commentators explain that Moses's actions were deeply symbolic. By grinding the idol to dust, mixing it with water, and making the Israelites drink it, he forced them to literally ingest their sin. This act was designed to show them the worthlessness of their idol and to make them feel the foulness of their transgression deep within their own bodies, serving as a harsh lesson that a 'backslider in heart should be filled with his own ways.'
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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 32:20
19th Century
Bishop
He took the calf. —To suppress the idolatry, the first step was to destroy the idol. Moses, who must have rallied to his side at o…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 32:20
19th Century
Preacher
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the childr…
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John Calvin
On Exodus 32:20
16th Century
Theologian
And he took the calf which they had made. It might seem to be a cruel and inhuman punishment that Moses should, in a way, infect the bowel…
John Gill
On Exodus 32:20
17th Century
Pastor
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in
the fire
Melted it down into a mass of gold, wh…
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…