Exodus 32:30 (WEB)
On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.”
Catechism · 1
From this intimacy with the faithful God, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, Moses drew strength and determination for his intercession. He does not pray for himself but for the people whom God made his own.
Fathers and councils · 2
“A single man, Moses, oft wins pardon from God for six hundred thousand armed men; andStephen, the follower of his Lord and the first Christian martyr, entreats pardon for his persecutors; and when once they have entered on their life with Christ, shall they have less power than before?” — editor's note: Ex. xxxii. 30 sqq.
Read the whole comment“If Aaron committed sacrilege by fashioning molten gold into the head of a calf, his brother’s prayers made amends for his transgressions.” — editor's note: Ex. xxxii. 30–35.
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