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And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount ,
the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron ,
and said unto him ,
Up , (
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The root of Idolatry is when men think that God is not present ,
unless they see him physically .(:
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make us gods ,
which shall go before us ;
for [
as for ]
this Moses ,
the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt ,
we wot not what is become of him .
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And Aaron said unto them , (
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Thinking that they would rather abandon idolatry ,
than give up their most precious jewels .(:
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Break off the golden earrings ,
which [
are ]
in the ears of your wives ,
of your sons ,
and of your daughters ,
and bring [
them ]
unto me .
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And all the people brake off the (
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Such is the rage of idolaters ,
that they spare no cost to satisfy their wicked desires .(:
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golden earrings which [
were ]
in their ears ,
and brought [
them ]
unto Aaron .
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And he received [
them ]
at their hand ,
and fashioned it with a graving tool ,
after he had made it a (
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They remembered the sins of Egypt ,
where they saw calves ,
oxen and serpents worshipped .(:
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molten calf :
and they said ,
These [
be ]
thy gods ,
O Israel ,
which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt .
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When Aaron sawe that ,
he made an Altar before it :
and Aaron proclaimed ,
saying ,
To morow shalbe the holy day of the Lord .
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So they rose vp the next day in the morning ,
and offred burnt offerings , &
amp ;
brought peace offrings :
also the people sate them downe to eate and drinke ,
and rose vp to play .
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Then the Lord said vnto Moses ,
Go ,
get thee downe :
for thy people which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt ,
hath corrupted their wayes .
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They (
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By which we see the need we have to pray earnestly to God ,
to keep us in his true obedience ,
and to send us good guides .(:
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have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them :
they have made them a molten calf ,
and have worshipped it ,
and have sacrificed thereunto ,
and said ,
These [
be ]
thy gods ,
O Israel ,
which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt .
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Againe the Lord said vnto Moses ,
I haue seene this people ,
and beholde ,
it is a stiffe necked people .
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Now (
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God shows that the prayers of the godly hold back his punishment .(:
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therefore let me alone ,
that my wrath may wax hot against them ,
and that I may consume them :
and I will make of thee a great nation .
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But Moses praied vnto the Lord his God ,
and said ,
O Lord ,
why doeth thy wrath waxe hote against thy people ,
which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egypt ,
with great power and with a mightie hand ?
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Wherefore shall the Egyptians speake ,
and say ,
He hath brought them out maliciously for to slay them in the mountaines ,
and to consume them from the earth ?
turne from thy fearce wrath ,
and change thy minde from this euill towarde thy people .
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Remember (
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That is ,
your promise made to Abraham .(:
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Abraham ,
Isaac ,
and Israel ,
thy servants ,
to whom thou swarest by thine own self ,
and saidst unto them ,
I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven ,
and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed ,
and they shall inherit [
it ]
for ever .
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Then the Lord changed his minde fro the euil ,
which he threatned to do vnto his people .
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So Moses returned and went downe from the mountaine with the two Tables of the Testimonie in his hande :
the Tables were written on both their sides ,
euen on the one side and on the other were they written .
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And the tables [
were ]
the work of God ,
and (
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All these repetitions show how excellent a thing they defrauded themselves of by their idolatry .(:
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the writing [
was ]
the writing of God ,
graven upon the tables .
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And when Ioshua heard the noyse of the people ,
as they shouted ,
he said vnto Moses ,
There is a noyse of warre in the hoste .
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Who answered ,
It is not the noyse of them that haue the victorie ,
nor the noyse of them that are ouercome :
but I do heare ye noyse of singing .
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Nowe ,
as soone as he came neere vnto the hoste ,
he sawe the calfe and the dancing :
so Moses wrath waxed hote ,
and he cast the Tables out of his handes ,
and brake them in pieces beneath the mountaine .
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And he took the calf which they had made ,
and burnt [
it ]
in the fire ,
and ground [
it ]
to powder ,
and strawed [
it ]
upon the water ,
and made the children of Israel (
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Partly to despise them for their idolatry ,
and partly so they would have no opportunity to remember the calf later .(:
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drink [
of it ].
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Also Moses said vnto Aaron ,
What did this people vnto thee ,
that thou hast brought so great a sinne vpon them ?
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Then Aaron answered ,
Let not the wrath of my Lord waxe fearce :
Thou knowest this people ,
that they are euen set on mischiefe .
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And they sayde vnto me ,
Make vs gods to go before vs :
for we knowe not what is become of this Moses (
the man that brought vs out of the land of Egypt .)
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Then I sayde to them ,
Ye that haue golde ,
plucke it off :
and they brought it me , &
amp ;
I did cast it into the fire ,
and thereof came this calfe .
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And when Moses saw that the people [
were ] (
note :)
Both destitute of God '
s favour ,
and an occasion for their enemies to speak evil of their God .(:
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naked ; (
for Aaron had made them naked unto [
their ]
shame among their enemies :)
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And Moses stoode in ye gate of the campe ,
and sayde ,
Who pertaineth to the Lorde ?
let him come to mee ;
all the sonnes of Leui gathered themselues vnto him .
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And he said unto them ,
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ,
Put every man his sword by his side , [
and ]
go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp ,
and (
note :)
This fact did so please God ,
that he turned the curse of Jacob against Levi to a blessing , (
Deu_33
:9 ).(:
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slay every man his brother ,
and every man his companion ,
and every man his neighbour .
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So the children of Leui did as Moses had commanded :
and there fel of the people the same day about three thousand men .
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For Moses had said ,
Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD ,
even every man upon his (
note :)
In revenging God '
s glory we must have no partiality to person ,
but lay aside all carnal affection .(:
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son ,
and upon his brother ;
that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day .
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And when the morning came ,
Moses sayde vnto the people ,
Yee haue committed a grieuous crime :
but now I wil goe vp to the Lord ,
if I may pacifie him for your sinne .
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Moses therefore went againe vnto ye Lord ,
and said ,
Oh ,
this people haue sinned a great sinne ,
and haue made them gods of golde .
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Yet now ,
if thou wilt forgive their sin --;
and if not ,
blot me ,
I pray thee , (
note :)
He esteemed the glory of God so much ,
that he preferred it even to his own salvation .(:
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out of thy book which thou hast written .
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And the LORD said unto Moses ,
Whosoever hath sinned against me ,
him will I blot out of my (
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I will make it known that he was never predestined in my eternal counsel to life everlasting .(:
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book .