Exodus 32:13
"Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath, and turn away from this evil against your people."
Key Reflection
Moses' plea highlights God's intention for his people's deliverance as a positive act, not one of harm or destruction. By turning away from wrath, God underscores that his purpose in redeeming Israel is to bring them into a relationship of grace and protection, rather than punishment.
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