Geneva Bible Notes: Exodus 32

Exodus 32:1 (a) The rote of idolatrie is, when men thinke that God is not at hand, except they se him carnally.

Exodus 32:1 (!) The Israelites impute their deliuerance to the calf.

Exodus 32:2 (b) Thinking that they wolde rather forgo idolatrie, then to resigne their precious jewels.

Exodus 32:3 (c) suche is the rage of idolaters, that they spare no cost to satisfie their wicked desire.

Exodus 32:4 (d) Thei smelled of their leuen of Egypt, where thei sawe calues, oxen, & serpents worshipped.

Exodus 32:8 (e) Whereby we se what necessitie we haue to pray earnestly to God, to kepe vs in his true obedience and to send vs good guides.

Exodus 32:10 (f) God sheweth that the praiers of the godly stay his punishment.

Exodus 32:12 (/) Or, repent.

Exodus 32:13 (g) That is, thy promes made to Abraham.

Exodus 32:14 (!) God is appaised by Moses prayer.

Exodus 32:16 (h) All these repetitions shewe how excellent a thing thei defrauded them selues of by their idolatrie.

Exodus 32:19 (!) Moses breaketh the Tables.

Exodus 32:20 (i) Partely to despite them of their idolatrie & partely that thei shulde haue none occassion to remembre it afterwarde.

Exodus 32:25 (k) Bothe destitute of Gods fauor & an ocassion to their enemies to speake euil of their God.

Exodus 32:27 (l) This fact did so please God, that he turned the curse of Jaakob against Leui, to a blessing. {Deut 33,9}.

Exodus 32:27 (!) He slayeth the idolaters.

Exodus 32:29 (m) In reuenging Gods glorie we must haue no repect to persone, but put of all carnal affection.

Exodus 32:32 (!) Moses zeale for the people.

Exodus 32:32 (n) So muche he estemed the glorie of God, that he preferred it euen to his owne saluation.

Exodus 32:33 (o) I wil make it knowen that he was neuer predestinate in my eternal counsel to euerlasting life.

Exodus 32:34 (p) This declareth how grieuous a sinne idolatrie is, seing that at Moses praier God wolde not fully remitte it.