Exo 32:15 | MHM | STEP | Exodus 32:15-20: Moses Breaks the Tablets of the Law This passage explains what happened when Moses came down from Mount Sinai and saw the Israelites worshipping the golden calf. God had just given Moses the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments. When Moses saw the people's idolatry, he became very angry and broke the tablets as a sign of the broken covenant. He then destroyed the golden calf to show the people how powerless idols are. Moses's actions were meant to shock the people and help them understand the seriousness of their sin. v. 15-16 : God had shown great favor to Moses by giving him the two tablets of the testimony, which were more precious than any jewels ( v. 15, 16 ). God Himself wrote on both sides of the tablets, making them extremely special. The tablets were like a book and were meant to be kept in the ark.

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Exodus 32:15-20: Moses Breaks the Tablets of the Law

This passage explains what happened when Moses came down from Mount Sinai and saw the Israelites worshipping the golden calf. God had just given Moses the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments. When Moses saw the people's idolatry, he became very angry and broke the tablets as a sign of the broken covenant. He then destroyed the golden calf to show the people how powerless idols are. Moses's actions were meant to shock the people and help them understand the seriousness of their sin.

v. 15-16: God had shown great favor to Moses by giving him the two tablets of the testimony, which were more precious than any jewels (v. 15, 16 ^a). God Himself wrote on both sides of the tablets, making them extremely special. The tablets were like a book and were meant to be kept in the ark.