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Exodus 32:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 32:10

Verse 10 of 35

Scripture focus

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Exodus 32:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 32:10

Theological / Devotional

Let me alone. God was testing Moses and preparing him for what lay ahead (see Gen. 18:23-32; 32:26-28). This was not the last occasion on which such an experience came to him (Num. 16:21, 45). Moses perceived that God’s proposal was not final, and proceeded to intercede for his people.

Make of thee. The Lord confronted Moses with an opportunity to choose between his own glory, and the honor of God and the well-being of those who were under his charge (see Matt. 4:8-10). He rose nobly to the occasion and thereby proved his loyal devotion to God and to the tasks committed to him.

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