Moses Breaks the Stone Tablets on Which the Ten Commandments are Written

Description

"And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount." Exodus 32:19 ASV

Illustration of Moses throwing down the stone tablets and breaking them after finding the Israelites worshiping an idol in the shape of a golden calf. One tablet lies broken on the ground and he is raising the second one, ready to smash it. Aaron stands next to him, distressed and trying to stop him. The people can be seen in the background, crowded around the golden calf. The tents are behind them.

Keywords

broken, command, commands, Covenant, false idol, God of Israel, gold, Golden calf, Idol, impatience, Jehovah, law, Moses, Mount Sinai, new law, old law, sin, stone, stone tablets, tablet, Ten Commandments

Galleries

Bible Stories, Exodus

Source:

Right Rev. Richard Gilmour, D.D. Bible History: Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments, with a Compendium of Church History (New York, NEW YORK (NY): Benziger Brothers, 1904) 56