Exodus 32:22

“And Aaron said, let not the anger of my lord wax hot, etc.] He addresses him in a very respectful manner, though his younger brother, being in a superior office, the chief ruler of the people, king in Jeshurun; and he perceived a violent emotion rising in him, great indignation in his countenance, and an high resentment of what was done, and therefore he entreats his patience to hear him, in a few words, what he had to say, and he begins with the well known character of the people: thou knowest the people, that they [are] set on mischief; or are “in wickedness” f954; wholly in it, and under the power and influence of it, given up to it, and bent upon it; and there was no restraining them…”

“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot--Aaron cuts a poor figure, making a shuffling excuse and betraying more dread of the anger of Moses than of the Lord (compare Deu 9:20).”

“The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be made manifest whether he loved his own glory better than he loved the brethren who were under his charge; whether he would prefer that he should himself become the founder of a “great nation,” or that the Lord’s promise should be fulfilled in the whole people of Israel. This may have been especially needful for Moses, in consequence of his natural disposition. See Numbers 12:3; and compare Exodus 3:11. With this trial of Moses repeated in a very similar manner Numbers 14:11-23, may be compared the trial of Abraham Genesis 22:0 and of our Saviour Matthew 4:8-10. Exodus 32:8 These…”

“knowest: Exo 14:11, Exo 15:24, Exo 16:2-4, Exo 16:20, Exo 16:28, Exo 17:2-4; Deu 9:7, Deu 9:24 that they are: Deu 31:27; Sa1 15:24; Psa 36:4; Pro 4:16 Exodus 32:23”