Exodus 32:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The stone tablets were made by God himself, and the writing on them was written by God, carved into the stone.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse emphasizes that the Ten Commandments were completely God's work - both the stone tablets and the words carved on them came directly from God.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to the original stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. Moses had been on the mountain for forty days receiving God's law while the Israelites waited below. These tablets were physically created and inscribed by God himself, making them uniquely sacred.

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Now go and write this message down on a tablet where everyone can see it, and record it in a book, so that it will be there for all future generations forever and ever.

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