Teks -- Exodus 32:26 (NET)

32:26 So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” All the Levites gathered around him,

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Wesley: Exo 32:26 - Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, the place of judgment; and said, Who is on the Lord's side?

The idolaters had set up the golden calf for their standard, and now Moses sets up his in opposition to them.

JFB: Exo 32:26-28 - Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said

The camp is supposed to have been protected by a rampart after the attack of the Amalekites.

JFB: Exo 32:26-28 - Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me

The zeal and courage of Moses was astonishing, considering he opposed an intoxicated mob. The people were separated into two divisions, and those who were the boldest and most obstinate in vindicating their idolatry were put to death, while the rest, who withdrew in shame or sorrow, were spared.

Clarke: Exo 32:26 - Who is on the Lord’ s side?

Who is on the Lord’ s side? - That is, Who among you is free from this transgression? And all the sons of Levi, etc. - It seems they had no part in this idolatrous business.

TSK: Exo 32:26 - Who is on

Who is on : Jos 5:13; 2Sa 20:11; 2Ki 9:32; Mat 12:30

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Exo 32:26 - Who is on the Lord’ s side // All the sons of Levi

He chose the gate of the camp ,

1. As the usual place of judicature.

2. That he might withdraw himself from the company of idolaters as far as he might.

3. As a fit place of concourse and resort for those that were on God’ s side.

4. To prevent the escape of the greatest delinquents, the rest of the camp being probably surrounded with some trench, or such like thing, else gates had been superfluous and unprofitable.

Who is on the Lord’ s side ? who will take God’ s part, and plead his cause against idolatry and idolaters?

All the sons of Levi , i.e. the most of that tribe, as that universal particle is oft understood; for some of them were destroyed as guilty.

Haydock: Exo 32:26 - All the sons

All the sons; that is, the great majority of them; for some were probably slain, ver. 29.

Gill: Exo 32:26 - Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp // and said, who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me // and all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him

Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp,.... In one of the gates of it; for it doubtless had more than one to go in and out of, as is clear from Exo 32:27 it being probably entrenched all around; here Moses set himself, it being the usual place, as in cities, where the people were summoned together on important occasions, and justice and judgment were administered:

and said, who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me; who is for the worship of the true God, and him only, and against the worship of a gold calf, or any other idol, and is zealous for the glory of God, and the honour of his name:

and all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him; that is, all those that had not given in to the idolatry of the calf; all is put for many. Jarchi infers from hence, that this tribe was wholly free from that sin; but the contrary is most evident, for it appears from the context that many of them were slain for it; yea, as, on the one hand, they were only of the tribe of Levi, who joined themselves to Moses, though there was no doubt many in all the tribes that were not in the idolatry; so, on the other hand, there were none slain, or very few, but of the tribe of Levi, as will appear in the exposition of the following verses, the being principally concerned with Aaron in making the calf; and therefore those of the same tribe that joined them not were the more zealous and studious to purge themselves from the imputation of the crime, by going over to Moses at once, and showing themselves to be on the Lord's side.