Moses’ Prayer after the Sin of the Golden Calf

And then Moses went up to the mountain and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Behold now, you O God, who have planted this vine and set its roots into the abyss and stretched out its shoots to your most high seat, look upon it in this time, because that vine has lost its fruit and has not recognized its cultivator. And now, if you are angry at your vine…

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Expanding on Moses’ remonstrance with God in Exodus 32:11–14, Biblical Antiquities frames Moses’ words as a formal prayer. As in the biblical text, Moses appeals to God’s self-interest, asking who will trust God again if Israel is destroyed.

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