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Exodus 32:19 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Exodus 32:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Exodus 32:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:19
Moses' reaction was visceral: וַיִּחַר־אַף מֹשֶׁה (vayyichar-af Moshe, Moses' anger burned hot)—the same phrase used of God's wrath (v10). His shattering the tablets וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֹתָם (vayshabber otam, and broke them) at the mountain's foot symbolized Israel's covenant-breaking. The tablets represented God's covenant; their destruction enacted the broken relationship. Moses saw הָעֵגֶל וּמְחֹלֹת (ha'egel umecholot, the calf and dancing)—the מְחֹלֹת (mecholot) suggests whirling, ecstatic pagan-style dancing likely with sexual overtones. Righteous anger at sin against God's glory is appropriate,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:19
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“and behold”
“and said”
“And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.”
“although I was a husband to them”
“above all the men who were on the surface of the earth.”
“even Union”
“the sister of Aaron”
“The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.”
“and cut it apart”