Exodus 32:28

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

Ver. 28. About three thousand.] Chieftains and ringleaders.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 h...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 32:1-6 E, Exodus 32:7-14 Rje, Exodus 32:15-24 E, Exodus 32:25-29 J, Exodus 32:30-34 E s, Exodus 32:35 E. The Golden C...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. There fell about three t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Idolatry of the People 1-6. The historical narrative is here resumed from Exodus 24:18 . Becoming impatient at the prolonged absence of Moses...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXII. THE GOLDEN CALF. Exodus 32:1-35 While God was thus providing for Israel, what had Israel done with God? They had grown weary...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Moses Punishes Idolaters and Prays for the People Exodus 32:25-35 The heart of Moses was full of that wonderful new word, atonement . For many...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Immediately following the account of this period of communion between Moses and God we have the record of the sin of the people. When they said, "Up,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The approbation of this deed, in the house of Levi, Moses records in the close of his life. Deuteronomy 33:9 .
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses ,.... They girded their swords by their sides, went through the camp, and slew their bre...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And there fell of the people that day about three thousand men Probably these were but few in comparison with the many that were guilty; but these...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE GOLDEN CALF (vs.1-6) Moses forty days in the mount (the number of testing) was too much for the impatient children of Israel. They gathered t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And no more, for it is probable they slew only those whom they knew to have been the ringleaders to others in this mischief.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Moses Faces The Rebels ( Exodus 32:21-28 ). This next section has to be looked at from two points of view, that of Yahweh's sovereignty with all u...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 32:25-30 RETRIBUTION We observe— I. The sin by which the retribution was provoked. This sin was on...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Exodus 32:1 . And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and sai...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

children Deuteronomy 33:9 Malachi 2:4-6 there fell Numbers 16:32-35 Numbers 16:41 1 Corinthians 10:8 Hebrews 2:2 Hebrews 2:3
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And there fell of the people that day about three thousand men — Probably these were but few in comparison with the many that were guilty; but thes...

²⁸ And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

Related Commentaries of Exodus 32:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 32:28