Exodus 32:14

Translations

Modern

So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

Traditional

And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Literal

And YHWH relented from the evil that He spoke to do to His people.

Latin

Placatusque est Dominus ne faceret malum quod locutus fuerat adversus populum suum.

Original

Hebrew

English

So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

Notes

Exodus 32:14

In response to the argument of Moses, the Lord changed his mind.

This does not show God as an angry ruler who must be forced to calm down. The Bible does not present him as a tyrant who is difficult to persuade.

Instead, the Lord is more willing to show mercy than to bring punishment. He invites those who are close to him, like Moses, to pray and speak on behalf of others.

Through faithful intercession (prayer on behalf of someone else), God gives an opportunity for mercy.

Exodus 32:1–35

Moses had been gone for many days. While waiting at the bottom of Mount Sinai, the people wanted protection, guidance, and a way to show their worship. God understood this and wanted to help them (see chapters 25–31). But the Israelites tried to meet their needs on their own. Fellowship with God requires relying on him (see John 15:5; 2 Corinthians 3:5).

Theme notes and profiles

Aaron Moses Anger Dealing with Conflict God’s Change of Mind Pure Worship Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Bronze Snake The Plagues

Events

Tabernacle Builtc. 1490 BC

Related verses

Jonah 3:10
When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
Jeremiah 26:13
So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.
Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
1 Chronicles 21:15
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Jeremiah 18:8
But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
2 Samuel 24:16
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Joel 2:13
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”
Deuteronomy 32:26
I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,

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