Exodus 32:9

And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people,.... He had observed their ways and works, their carriage and behaviour; he had seen them before this time; he knew from all eternity what they…

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…

A stiff-necked people - Probably an allusion to the stiff-necked ox, the object of their worship.

Here, I. God acquaints Moses with what was doing in the camp while he was absent, Exo 32:7, Exo 32:8. He could have told him sooner, as soon as the first step was taken towards it, and have hastened…

Jehovah declares that He will exterminate the people: but allows Himself to be diverted from His purpose by Moses" intercession.