Exodus 32:10

Now 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.

Cross-references

Exodus 32:11 is Moses' immediate plea to God, responding to God's threat by asking why His wrath burns against His people.

Exodus 32:32 records Moses' response: he offers to be blotted out for Israel's sin, directly countering God's threat here with self-sacrificial intercession.

Exodus 33:3 Historical context

Exodus 33:3 reveals God's decision not to go with Israel to avoid consuming them, a direct consequence of the threat here.

Deuteronomy 9:19 recalls Moses' fear of God's anger and that God listened to his intercession, directly referencing this moment.

Jeremiah 15:1 explicitly mentions Moses standing before God, yet God says his heart would not turn, referencing the limits of intercession here.

In Jeremiah 14:11, God forbids Jeremiah to intercede, contrasting with Exodus where God allows Moses to plead.

Deuteronomy 9:14 recounts the same event, quoting God's words to Moses about consuming Israel and making a great nation of him.

Numbers 16:22 shows Moses and Aaron interceding for the congregation - the same intercessory role as here.

Numbers 14:20 records God pardoning at Moses' word - exactly the outcome Moses seeks here.

Numbers 14:19 records another intercession by Moses asking forgiveness - a direct parallel to this moment of threatened wrath.

Numbers 14:12 repeats the same threat after the spies' rebellion, with God offering to make a greater nation from Moses, mirroring this verse.

Numbers 16:21 has God telling Moses to separate so He can consume Korah's rebels, directly paralleling the 'let me alone' language here.

Deuteronomy 9:18 Historical context

Deuteronomy 9:18 recounts Moses' 40-day intercession following this threat, showing the outcome of his prayer.

Genesis 12:2 contains the same 'great nation' promise God offers Moses here, suggesting a potential new start with Moses as patriarch.

Psalm 106:23 directly recalls this moment—God's intent to destroy Israel and Moses' intercession that turned away His wrath.

Jeremiah 7:16 forbids intercession for Judah—the opposite of Moses' plea here, showing a time when God rejects prayer for the people.

Jeremiah 11:14 likewise commands no intercession—contrasting with Moses' successful prayer that turned God from destroying Israel.

Ezekiel 20:13 recalls the wilderness rebellion and God's declaration to pour out wrath—directly parallel to this golden calf judgment.

Ezekiel 22:30 laments no one to 'stand in the breach'—a role Moses filled here, interceding to avert destruction.

In Numbers 16:45-48, Aaron similarly intercedes with a censer to stop a plague, mirroring Moses' intercession here to avert God's wrath.

Hosea 11:9 Contrast

Hosea 11:9 declares God will not execute burning anger—contrasting with His initial intent here, yet revealing His merciful character.

Judges 2:20 Parallel

Judges 2:20 describes God's anger again over covenant breaking, a later echo of the pattern seen here.

Ezra 9:14 Parallel

In Ezra 9:14, Ezra fears God's consuming anger for covenant unfaithfulness, echoing the same threat of destruction in the golden calf rebellion.

Habakkuk 3:2 pleads for mercy in wrath—echoing Moses' intercession that asked God to relent from destroying Israel.