Thematic Bible: Making of
Thematic Bible
Calf of gold » Making of » Excited wrath against israel
Now let me alone. Let my anger burn against them. I am so angry with them I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.
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Leave me alone that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.'
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I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure from Jehovah. For he was wrathful against you to the point of destroying you! But Jehovah listened to me that time also.
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Calf of gold » Making of » A turning aside from the divine command
They have already turned from the way I commanded them to live. They made a statue of a calf for themselves. They have bowed down to it and offered sacrifices to it. They said: Israel, here is your god who brought you out of Egypt.'
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I saw that you had indeed sinned against Jehovah your God. You made yourselves an idol, cast in the shape of a calf. You turned aside quickly from the way Jehovah had commanded you.
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Jehovah said to me: 'Go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them. They have made a cast-idol for themselves.'
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Calf of gold » Making of » Caused moses to break the tables of the testimony
Moses came close enough to the camp at the foot of the mountain to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing. He became furious! He threw down the tablets he was carrying and broke them.
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I took hold of the two tablets and threw them from my hands and smashed them before your eyes.
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Calf of gold » Making of » Israel punished for
Jehovah killed people because they had Aaron make the calf.
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Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said: Who is on Jehovah's side? Come to me. All the sons of Levi came to him. He said to them, Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'Each man put his sword by his side. Go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp. Kill each one his brother, and each one his neighbor, and each one his kindred.' The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men died that day. read more.
Moses said: Today you are ordained as Jehovah's. God gave you a blessing today. Each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.
Moses said: Today you are ordained as Jehovah's. God gave you a blessing today. Each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.
Calf of gold » Making of » A very great sin
Moses asked Aaron: What did these people do to harm you? Why did you make them sin in this terrible way?
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The next day Moses said to the people: You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to Jehovah. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for your sin and make atonement with Jehovah for your sin. So Moses went back to Jehovah and said: These people have committed such a serious sin! They made a god out of gold for themselves.
Calf of gold » Making of » Excited wrath against aaron
Jehovah was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him! So I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.
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Calf of gold » Making of » A forgetting of God
They forgot the God of their salvation, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,