Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Exodus 32

^{1 a} The rote of idolatrie is, when men thinke that God is not at hand, except they se him carnally.

^{1 !} The Israelites impute their deliuerance to the calf.

^{2 b} Thinking that they wolde rather forgo idolatrie, then to resigne their precious jewels.

^{3 c} suche is the rage of idolaters, that they spare no cost to satisfie their wicked desire.

^{4 d} Thei smelled of their leuen of Egypt, where thei sawe calues, oxen, & serpents worshipped.

^{8 e} Whereby we se what necessitie we haue to pray earnestly to God, to kepe vs in his true obedience and to send vs good guides.

^{10 f} God sheweth that the praiers of the godly stay his punishment.

^{12 /} Or, repent.

^{13 g} That is, thy promes made to Abraham.

^{14 !} God is appaised by Moses prayer.

^{16 h} All these repetitions shewe how excellent a thing thei defrauded them selues of by their idolatrie.

^{19 !} Moses breaketh the Tables.

^{20 i} Partely to despite them of their idolatrie & partely that thei shulde haue none occassion to remembre it afterwarde.

^{25 k} Bothe destitute of Gods fauor & an ocassion to their enemies to speake euil of their God.

^{27 l} This fact did so please God, that he turned the curse of Jaakob against Leui, to a blessing. {Deut 33,9}.

^{27 !} He slayeth the idolaters.

^{29 m} In reuenging Gods glorie we must haue no repect to persone, but put of all carnal affection.

^{32 !} Moses zeale for the people.

^{32 n} So muche he estemed the glorie of God, that he preferred it euen to his owne saluation.

^{33 o} I wil make it knowen that he was neuer predestinate in my eternal counsel to euerlasting life.

^{34 p} This declareth how grieuous a sinne idolatrie is, seing that at Moses praier God wolde not fully remitte it.