Exodus 32:24

“And I said unto them, whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off, etc.] That is, any ear rings of gold, let them loose or take them off their ears: so they gave [it] me; of their own accord, as if unasked by him, though he had bid them bring it to him, (<023202>Exodus 32:2): then I cast it into the fire; to melt it, but says nothing of the mould the melted gold was poured into: and there came out this calf; he speaks of it as if the gold became in the form of a calf without any design, or without using any methods to put it in this form; but that it was a matter of chance, or rather something preternatural and miraculous; he speaks of it as if it was alive, and came out of itself: and…”

“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…”

“So they: Exo 32:4; Gen 3:12, Gen 3:13; Luk 10:29; Rom 3:10 Exodus 32:25”