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)