Exodus 32:33

“And the Lord said unto Moses, etc.] In answer to his request: whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book; not that anyone that is really in the book of life is ever blotted out, or that anyone predestinated or ordained to eternal life ever perish: but some persons may think themselves, and they may seem to be written in that book, or to be among the number of God’s elect, but are not, and turn out obstinate impenitent sinners, and live and die in impenitence and unbelief; when it will appear that their names were never written in it, which, is the same thing as to be blotted out of it, (see <196928>Psalm 69:28). Now by this answer the Lord does not absolutely refuse the…”

“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…”

“Whosoever hath sinned, him will I blot out of my book - The soul that sins shall die, and not the innocent for the guilty. Exodus 32:34”

“32:33 God dismissed Moses’ request. He would bring judgment only on those who had sinned in the incident.”

“sinned: Lev 23:30; Psa 69:28; Eze 18:4 my book: Psa 109:13, Psa 109:14; Phi 4:3; Rev 13:8, Rev 20:12 Exodus 32:34”