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Exodus 32:14 Cross-References
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“And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”
Exodus 32:14 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:14
The startling statement וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה (vayyinnachem Adonai, the Lord repented/relented) doesn't indicate God sinned or changed His mind in essence, but rather He responded to intercession by not executing threatened judgment. This anthropopathic language shows God's personal, responsive nature—He is not an abstract force but a covenant-keeping Person who genuinely responds to prayer. The evil (הָרָעָה, hara'ah) He 'repented of' was the threatened destruction. This demonstrates God's desire for mercy, inviting intercession before executing deserved judgment (cf. Jonah 3:10).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:14
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“that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them”
“and obey the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.”
“and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.”
“Yahweh saw”
“and said”
“concerning which I have spoken”
“Yahweh repented him of the evil”
“and entreat the favor of Yahweh”
“and not your garments”
“I would scatter them afar. I would make the memory of them to cease from among men;”