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Exodus 32:23 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Exodus 32:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Exodus 32:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:23
Aaron quotes the people's demand עֲשֵׂה־לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים (aseh-lanu elohim, make us gods), emphasizing their initiative not his. His description of Moses as אִישׁ מֹשֶׁה הַזֶּה (ish Moshe hazeh, this man Moses) echoes their disrespectful language (v1), distancing himself. The phrase לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ (lo yada'nu meh-hayah lo, we do not know what has become of him) repeats their words, suggesting Aaron merely responded to popular panic. But God requires leaders to lead righteously regardless of circumstances—Aaron should have refused and trusted God.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:23
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“the people gathered themselves together to Aaron”
“and have worshiped it”