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Exodus 32:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Exodus 32:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 32:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 32:4
Aaron's active role is clear: he 'received' (לָקַח, laqach), 'fashioned' (יָצַר, yatsar—the same word for God creating man in Gen 2:7), and 'made' (עָשָׂה, asah) the calf with a graving tool (חֶרֶט, cheret). His later excuse (v24) contradicts this detailed account. The proclamation אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ (eleh elohekha, these are your gods) echoes Israel's covenant language perversely, crediting the calf with the Exodus. The עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה (egel masekah, molten calf) likely represented Apis, the Egyptian bull-god, or Canaanite Baal.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:4
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“when they had made them a molten calf”
“and brought a sacrifice to the idol”
“and behold”
“and made two calves of gold; and he said to them”
“and have worshiped it”
“nor know”
“but not by me. They have made princes”
“and have made themselves molten images of their silver”
“knowing God”
“with which he made Israel to sin”