Structure of Exodus 32-34

I find Motyer's proposed structure of Exodus 32-34 more convincing at some points than at others, but it definitely contains some useful observations about how the section as a whole is working:

A1      Moses doubted (32:1-6)
      B1      Covenant under threat. Moses’ intercession (32:7-14)
            C1      The broken tablets (32:15-19)
                  D1      False security: longing for the visible (32:20-24)
                        E1      Practical devotion (32:25-29)
                              F1      The angel leading: sin faced (32:20-35)
                              F2      The angel expelling: sin acknowledged (33:1-6)
                        E2      Spiritual devotion (33:7-11)
                  D2      True security: not visible but the audible (33:12-33)
            C2      The replacement tablets (34:1-14a)
      B2      Covenant renewal. Moses’ devotion (34:4b-28)
A2      Moses validated (34:29-35)

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