Thematic Bible: Was made
Thematic Bible
Calf of gold » Was made » After an egyptian model
Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,
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At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
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Calf of gold » Was made » Of the ornaments of the women, &c
So Aaron said to them, "Break off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." So all the people broke off the gold earrings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.
Calf of gold » Was made » To represent God
He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow will be a feast to the Lord."
Calf of gold » Was made » To go before the congregation
When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!"
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