Exodus 32:16
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Cross-reference
In Exodus 31:18, the tablets are written with the finger of God, confirming their divine origin.
In Exodus 34:1, God commands Moses to cut new tablets — contrasting the first ones that were entirely God's work.
In Exodus 34:4, Moses cuts tablets himself, contrasting the first tablets made by God.
In Exodus 24:12, God commands Moses to receive the tablets — the same tablets described here as God's own work.
Exodus 34:28 records the second set of tablets, also written by God — parallel to the original divine inscription here.
In 2 Corinthians 3:3, Paul contrasts stone tablets with human hearts — Spirit writes internally instead of on stone.
In 2 Corinthians 3:7, Paul terms the God-written tablets 'ministry of death' — glory but condemning power.
In Hebrews 8:10, God promises to write laws on hearts — contrasting stone tablets with internal covenant.
2 Chronicles 5:10 confirms the same tablets were placed in the ark — a later reference to this divine writing.
In Deuteronomy 9:9-11, Moses recalls the tablets written by God's finger during forty days — confirming divine origin.
In Deuteronomy 10:1, God commands Moses to cut new tablets — parallel to Exodus 34:1, showing restoration.
In Deuteronomy 9:15, Moses descends with the tablets as the mountain burns — narrative context of the divine tablets.