Exodus 32:31

“And Moses returned unto the Lord, etc.] On the mount where he was in the cloud: and said, oh, this people have sinned a great sin; which to following words explain; he confesses the same to God he had charged the people with in (<023230>Exodus 32:30): and have made them gods of gold; the golden calf, which they themselves called “Elohim”, gods.”

“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…”

“Oh, this people have sinned a great sin - God had first told him of it, Exo 32:7, and now he tells God of it by way of lamentation. He doth not call them God's people, he knew they were unworthy to be called so, but this people. This treacherous ungrateful people, they have made them gods of gold. Exodus 32:32”

“returned: Exo 34:28; Deu 9:18, Deu 9:19 sinned: Exo 32:30; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7, Ezr 9:15; Neh 9:33; Dan 9:5, Dan 9:8, Dan 9:11 made: Exo 20:4, Exo 20:23 Exodus 32:32”