Exodus 32:14

“And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Exodus 32:14

And the Lord repented of the euill which he thought to doe vnto his people.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Exodus chapter 32

So the LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.
- Basic English Bible

And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.
- Darby Bible

And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.
- Webster's Bible

Yahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.
- World English Bible

and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

GiGi again's comment on 2022-09-04 19:22:15:

Exodus 32 continued...

YHWH says He will consume them with His wrath. I wonder if God said this because His will was to do this and then Moses persuaded Him to relent, or if He told Moses this so that Moses would know that these people deserved nothing but wrath to emphasize the seriousness of sin. I tend to think it is the latter because I do not think God can be talked out of what He intends to do. The Word says He will accomplish whatever He wills to do and no one can stay Him.

But Moses intercedes for his people-just as Jesus intercedes to the Father for all of us, for we are no different than these Israelites, completely unable to keep His law perfectly, quickly falling into error in our beliefs, trying to substitute something more acceptable or less disturbing to our sensibilities for God's way.

YHWH would have been perfectly just to consume the Israelites with his fiery wrath, but at Moses' pleading, He shows mercy. He does the same for us, not bringing upon us the destruction and torment we deserve, but instead, He continues to be gracious and forgiving to us despite our sinfulness.

Moses then proceeds down the mountain, knowing that YHWH will not destroy the whole nation for this sin. He carried with Him the two tablets of the Decalogue made of stone that YHWH inscribed by Himself, not chiseled by Moses. These tablets of the Law were sacred and good, untainted by human hands and thoughts.

At some point Moses meets up with Joshua on the Mount, most likely where Moses had left him to wait. Interesting to think that Moses was on the Mount 40 days and nights, and so was Joshua, waiting for Moses to come back down. Joshua did not give up hope of Moses coming down again. He had faith in YHWH and was obedient. Joshua tells Moses, "There is noise of war in the camp." The Israelites must have really been raising a clamor. But Moses correct Joshua, saying that the noise is not of victory, defeat, but singing.

And so Moses and Joshua came near the camp...

LEAISA WILLIAMS's comment on 2015-02-19 11:56:11:

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A WORD,INWHICH THE LORD ASKED ME TO FORGIVE HIM FOR TAKING MY HUSBAND, HIS SON.HE WAS A LOVING CHRISTIAN MAN,HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO DIED OF CANCER FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. I MUST SAY,MINISTRY FOR ME AFTER HIS DEATH, HAD BECOME LIKE A RITUAL AT BEST AND I DISCONNECTED MY HEART. IT WAS SOMETHING WE BOTH SHARED VERY DEEPLY, HELPING OTHERS TO FIND THEIR WAY TO AND WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. SO I WONDERED IF OUR LORD COULD INDEED REPENT OR WAS THIS JUST MY EMOTIONS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS SCRIPTURE CAME TO MIND WHEN THE LORD REPENTED OF THE EVIL OF MAKING MAN IN THE BOOD OF GENESIS AND FOR WANTING TO DESTORY MAN IN THE BOOK OF EXODUS. WHAT A LOVING FATHER WE HAVE, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR GOD TO REPENT EVEN IF ITS NOT THAT OFTEN.NOW I AM CELEBRATING THE LIFE THAT I AND MY HUSBAND HAD INSTEAD OF GREIVING OVER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. ALL THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO THESE LAST FOURTEEN YEARS, COULD NOT UNDERSTAND MY PAIN, BUT IN ONE MOMENT GOD SPEAKS A WORD OF REPENTANCE TO ME AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED FOR MY HEALING. IT IS JUST THAT PERSONAL TO HIM. THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!

Ama Agyewaa's comment on 2014-10-03 23:39:47:

I searched the true meaning of repentance today after reading this verse. Sadly, all along I thought it meant to change from your ways of sin. Gladly I know now that it has to do more with regret and remorse, something Yah sees best. It says He repented he felt remorse for even thinking about destroying the people he had saved. Hallelu Yah! I 'm not surprised being made in His own image that he feels remorse. As mortals, when someone you love and have sacrificed so much for does something and sometimes you forget all that you have shared and want to take drastic measures. It makes me love Him more. Yah is not capable of sin though, what he was going to do was the natural response to His 'heartbreak '. He repented of the disaster He planned to unleash on His people. What gets me excited is the relationship Moses had with Him to enable him make the Creator feel bad about wanting to destroy his creation. I want that relationship. God must see purity in me to draw me close to him. I must follow his commands to make him stand the sight of me. He must see humility to be able to show me all of Him.

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