Exodus 32:32 - John Wesley's Notes

Exodus 32:32

30 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, ^a“You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord; ^bperhaps I can ^cmake atonement for your sin.”

31 Then Moses ^areturned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have ^bmade for themselves a god of gold!

32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, ^ablot me ^bout of Your book which You have written.”

33 And the Lord said to Moses, ^a“Whoever has sinned against Me, I will ^bblot him out of My book.

34 Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have ^aspoken to you. ^bBehold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, ^cin the day when I visit for punishment, I will ^dvisit punishment upon them for their sin.”

35 So the Lord plagued the people because of ^awhat they did with the calf which Aaron made.

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Exodus 32:32

If not - If the decree be gone forth, and there is no remedy but they must be ruined, blot me, I pray thee out of the book which thou hast written - That is, out of the book of life. If all Israel must perish, I am content to perish with them. This expression may be illustrated from Romans 9:3. For I could wish myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren's sake. Does this imply no more than not enjoying Canaan? Not that Moses absolutely desired this, but only comparatively expresses his vehement zeal for God's glory, and love to his people, signifying, that the very thought of their destruction, and the dishonour of God, was so intolerable to him, that he rather wishes, if it were possible, that God would accept of him, as a sacrifice in their stead, and by his utter destruction, prevent so great a mischief.

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