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Exodus
Chapter 32
1
And when the people saw that Moses
delayed
to come down out of the Mount,
the
people gathered themselves together unto Aaron,
and
said unto him, Up, make us 'elohiym/gods,
who
shall go before us;
for
as for this Moses,
the
man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
we
know not what is become of him.
2
And Aaron said unto them,
Break
off the golden earrings,
which
are in the ears of your wives,
of
your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
{Note: Aaron was a man of a weak character. He could not stand up to the people.}
3
And all the people brake off the golden earrings
which
were in their ears,
and
brought them unto Aaron.
4
And he received them at their hand,
and
fashioned it with a graving tool,
after
he had made it a molten calf:
and
they said,
These
be your 'elohiym/gods, O Israel,
who
brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
5
And when Aaron saw it,
he
built an altar before it;
and
Aaron made proclamation,
and
said, Tomorrow is a feast to Jehovah/God.
6
And they rose up early on the morrow,
and
offered burnt offerings,
and
brought peace offerings;
and
the people sat down to eat and to drink,
and
rose up to play.
7
And Jehovah/God said unto Moses,
Go,
get you down;
for
your people,
who
you brought out of the land of Egypt,
have
corrupted themselves.
8
They have turned aside quickly out of the Way
which
I commanded them.
They
have made them a molten calf,
and
have worshipped it,
and
have sacrificed thereunto, and said,
These
be your 'elohiym/gods, O Israel,
who
have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
9
And Jehovah/God said unto Moses,
I
have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
{idiom for negative volition to either God or the study of His
Word
or both}
10
Now therefore let Me alone,
that
My wrath may grow/wax hot against them,
and
that I may consume them.
And I will make of you a great nation.
{Note: God makes the offer to Moses to destroy this people who keep on giving him such a hard time and build up a new nation of people that would honor God, His Word, and His servant.}
11
And Moses besought Jehovah/God
his
'Elohiym/Godhead, and said,
"Jehovah/God,
why does Your wrath grow/wax hot
against
Your people,
whom
You have brought forth out of the land of Egypt
with
great power,
and
with a mighty hand? 12
Why
should the Egyptians speak, and say,
For
mischief did He bring them out,
to
slay them in the Mountains,
and
to consume them from the face of the earth?
Turn
from Your fierce wrath,
and
repent of this 'divine discipline'/evil
against
Your people. 13
Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants,
to
whom you swore by Your own self,
and
said unto them,
I
will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven,
and
all this land that I have spoken of will
I
give unto your seed,
and
they shall inherit it forever."
14
And Jehovah/God repented of the 'divine discipline'/evil
which
He thought to do unto His people.
15
And Moses turned, and went down from the Mount,
and
the two tables of the testimony were in his hand:
the
tables were written on both their sides;
on
the one side and on the other were they written.
16
And the tables were the work of 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
the writing was the writing of 'Elohiym/Godhead,
graven
upon the tables.
17
And when Joshua heard
the
noise of the people as they shouted,
he
said unto Moses,
"There
is a noise of war in the camp."
18
And he {Moses} said,
"It
is not the voice of those who shout for mastery,
neither
is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome
but
the noise of those 'who are humiliating'
do
I hear.
{Note: The Jews learned the false religions of the Egyptians while in captivity. They were worshiping a golden calf and having quite the party. Probably a drunken sexual orgy.}
19
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 tables out of his hands,
and
brake them beneath the Mount.
20
And he took the calf which they had made,
and
burnt it in the fire,
and
ground it to powder,
and
spread it upon the water,
and
made the children of Israel drink of it.
{Note: As much of a mouse that Aaron was, was the lion that Moses was. He ground up the gold into power and spread it in cups of water and made those who participated to consume what they were worshiping!}
21
And Moses said unto Aaron,
What
did this people unto you,
that
you have brought so great a sin upon them?
22
And Aaron said,
Let
not the anger of my Jehovah/God grow/wax hot:
you
know the people, that they are set on mischief/evil.
23
For they said unto me,
Make
us 'elohiym/gods, who shall go before us:
for
as for this Moses,
the
man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
we
knew not what is become of him.
24
And I said unto them,
Whosoever
has any gold, let them break it off.
So
they gave it me:
then
I cast it into the fire,
and
there came out this calf.
25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked . . .
(for
Aaron had made them naked
unto
their shame among their enemies) 26
then
Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said,
Who
is on Jehovah/God's side?
Let him come unto me.
And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
27
And he said unto them,
Thus
said Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
Put
every man his sword by his side,
and
go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp,
and
slay every man his brother,
and
every man his companion,
and
every man his neighbor.
28
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses:
and
there fell of the people who day about three thousand men.
29
For Moses had said,
Consecrate
yourselves today to Jehovah/God,
even
every man upon his son, and upon his brother;
that
he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
30
And it came to pass on the morrow,
that
Moses said unto the people, you have sinned a great sin:
and
now I will go up unto Jehovah/God;
perhaps
I shall make an atonement for your sin.
31
And Moses returned unto Jehovah/God, and said,
Oh,
this people have sinned a great sin,
and
have made them 'elohiym/gods of gold. 32
Yet
now, if You will forgive their sin . . .
and
if not, blot me, I pray you,
out
of your book which You have written.
33
And Jehovah/God said unto Moses,
Whosoever
has sinned against Me,
him
will I blot out of My book.
34
Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place
of
which I have spoken unto you.
Behold, My Angel shall go before you.
Nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
35
And Jehovah/God plagued the people,
because
they made the calf, which Aaron made.
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