Exodus 32:31

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

Cross-reference

Exodus 32:30 Historical context

Exodus 32:30 is Moses' announcement of his intention to intercede, which he then fulfills in verse 31.

Exodus 20:4 Allusion

Exodus 20:4 is the commandment against carved images, which the golden calf directly violated — Moses confesses this sin.

Exodus 20:23 specifically forbids making gods of gold — the exact sin Moses confesses here.

Exodus 34:28 Historical context

Exodus 34:28 records Moses receiving the new tablets after his intercession — the direct outcome of the prayer in Exodus 32:31.

Deuteronomy 9:18 gives Moses' own account of the same forty-day fast and intercession for the golden calf sin.

Deuteronomy 9:19 adds that God listened to Moses' intercession, echoing the plea in Exodus 32:31.

Deuteronomy 9:27 Historical context

Deuteronomy 9:27 is part of Moses' prayer during the golden calf event, recounting the same intercession.

Nehemiah 9:18 directly references Israel's golden calf sin, recounting the same event Moses confesses.

Numbers 11:2 shows Moses interceding again for Israel when fire broke out, paralleling his intercessory role here.

2 Chronicles 11:15 records Jeroboam's golden calves, a later echo of the sin Moses confesses here.

Ezra 9:15 Parallel

Ezra 9:15 admits guilt and God's justice, like Moses' plea for forgiveness despite the great sin.

Nehemiah 9:33 confesses wickedness and God's righteousness, reflecting Moses' acknowledgment of the people's sin.

Daniel 9:5 Parallel

Daniel 9:5 confesses sin and rebellion, matching the confession of sin in Moses' intercessory prayer.

Daniel 9:11 Parallel

Daniel 9:11 declares that all Israel transgressed God's law, recalling the specific law-breaking of the golden calf.

Daniel 9:8 Parallel

In Daniel 9:8, Daniel confesses national sin with 'confusion of face,' echoing Moses' acknowledgment of Israel's great sin.