Exodus 32:8

“They 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.”

"They 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." - Exodus 32:8
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What does Exodus 32:8 mean?

Exodus 32:8 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "They 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…

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The Golden Calf: A Lesson in Idolatry and Obedience

The incident chronicled in Exodus 32:8 is a potent reminder of humanity's propensity to stray from God's path. The verse reads: ‘They 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…

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A Prayer for Repentance and Renewal

O Lord, our God, we come before You today with humbled hearts, reflecting on the profound message of Exodus 32:8, where it is written, "They 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…

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Exodus 32:8 - "They 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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Exodus 8:32 - "And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go."
Exodus 32:28
"And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go." - Exodus 8:32
Exodus 32:31-32 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. / Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” Exodus 32:31-32
Matthew 8:32
Matthew 8:32
Matthew 8:32
Exodus 32:32 - "Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."
Exodus 23:32 - "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods."
Exodus 35:32 - "And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,"
Exodus 9:32 - "But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up."
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 32:8
Exodus 32:35 - "And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made."
Exodus 32:16 - "And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables."
Exodus 32:14 - "And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people."
Exodus 32:9 - "And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:"
Exodus 29:32 - "And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
Exodus 36:32 - "And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward."
Exodus 32:17 - "And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp."
Exodus 12:32 - "Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also."