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Exodus 32:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Exodus 32:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.”
Exodus 32:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:16
The tablets are described as מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹהִים (ma'aseh Elohim, the work of God)—wholly divine origin. The inscription וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים (vehamiktav miktav Elohim, and the writing was the writing of God) uses emphatic doubling. The word חָרוּת (charut, engraved) comes from a root meaning 'to cut' or 'inscribe deeply.' The entire description emphasizes these were not human documents but direct divine revelation. The later Talmudic wordplay connects חָרוּת (charut, engraved) with חֵרוּת (cherut, freedom)—true freedom comes from God's law inscribed on hearts (Jer 31:33).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:16
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“when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai”
“and went up to Mount Sinai”
“even the tables of the covenant which Yahweh made with you”
“Chisel two stone tablets like the first: and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.,And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest., וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פְּסָל־לְךָ שְׁנֵי־לֻחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וְכָתַבְתִּי עַל־הַלֻּחֹת אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עַל־הַלֻּחֹת הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first; and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables”
“and the mountain was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.”
“Hew you two tables of stone like the first”
“served by us”
“written engraved on stones”