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Exodus 32:20 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Exodus 32:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.”
Exodus 32:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:20
Moses' three-part response shows both symbolic and practical judgment: (1) he took (וַיִּקַּח, vayyikach) the calf, (2) burned it (וַיִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ, vayyisrof ba'esh, burned with fire), (3) ground it (וַיִּטְחַן, vayyitchan, ground/crushed) עַד אֲשֶׁר־דָּק (ad asher-daq, until it was powder), (4) scattered it (וַיִּזֶר, vayyizer, strewed) on water, and (5) forced Israel to drink it. This humiliating punishment proved the calf's impotence—their 'god' became excrement. The procedure may mirror the trial of adultery (Num 5:11-31), appropriate since idolatry is spiritual adultery. Gold powder i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:20
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“the calf which you had made”
“nor take it to you”
“outside of Jerusalem”
“and be filled with their own schemes.”
“and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat”
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”
“and dash in pieces their pillars”