The Golden Calf

Much to learn from this Mike. It’s amazing that Moses turns from arguing against God’s wrath to having his own anger once he sees what is happening. It’s probably best to resist the temptation to respond. In another situation Jesus cautioned:

Luke 9:54  And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

That said people do have a long history of false worship. Just to mention a few.

Cain, all the High Paces, Dan, many incidents in Judges, the Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, etc…..

The Golden Calf was justified by Aaron as trying to worship not a false pagan god but the true God in very false, pagan ways.

…These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. THE TRUE GOD DID BRING THEM OUT OF EGYPT, BUT NOT “GODS”.

….To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

Repeated… These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt

Of course Aaron was guilty of lying and leading the people astray I’m surprised he survived.

……and there came out this calf.

Exo 32:25  And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)

There is good teaching in the old Westminster Standard: Directory for the Public Worship of God. But this is long neglected in today’s modern culturally relevant church. But nothing new here.