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Exodus 32:8 Cross-References
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“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 32:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 32:8
The triple emphasis (סָרוּ, saru, turned aside; מַהֵר, maher, quickly; מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ, min-haderek, from the way) stresses both the speed and completeness of their apostasy. God calls it 'the way אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם (asher tzivvitim, which I commanded them),' emphasizing they knew better—this was willful rebellion. Their worship (וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ, vayyishtachavu, bowed down) and sacrifice (וַיִּזְבְּחוּ, vayyizbechu, sacrificed) used proper worship vocabulary for idolatry. The repeated proclamation אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ (eleh elohekha, these are your gods) directly violated the first commandment while ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:8
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“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
“and made two calves of gold; and he said to them”
“or gods of gold for yourselves.”
“and behold”
“and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked”
“and fashioned it with an engraving tool”