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What Was the Plague?
Commentators offer different views on what it means that God "smote the people." Some, like John Calvin, see it as God's divine authority behind the 3,000 slain by the Levites. Others suggest it refers not to a single event but to ongoing calamities (John Gill) or various unspecified sufferings that befell the guilty as a direct punishment for their sin (Charles Ellicott).
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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 32:30–35
19th Century
Bishop
MOSES’ INTERCESSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE.
When Moses had, on first hearing of God’s intention to destroy the people, int…
John Calvin
On Exodus 32:35
16th Century
Theologian
And the Lord plagued the people. Moses here briefly attributes to God what he had before related concerning the slaughter of the three tho…
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John Gill
On Exodus 32:35
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord plagued the people
That is, continued so to do at certain times, with the pestilence, or other calamiti…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 32:30–35
17th Century
Minister
Moses calls it a great sin. The work of ministers is to show people the greatness of their sins. The great evil of sin appears in the price of pard…