Daily Bread Content


THE GOLDEN CALF

Date : Jan 01, 2000
Passage : Exodus 32:1~14
Keyverse : 14


1. The anger of the Lord burns (1-10)

While Moses was on the mountain, Aaron was in charge below. The people were no longer slaves, but their slave mentality remained. They wanted a god they could see; they wanted tangible, immediate benefits. They pressed Aaron to make a god for them. So he collected their gold earrings and made a golden calf. The people worshiped it in a drunken orgy. The Lord's anger burned. He decided to destroy them and start all over again through Moses' descendants.

2. Moses' prayer of intercession (11-14)

Moses was not an opportunist; he was a shepherd. He prayed for the Israelites with all his heart, reminding God of how he had delivered them from Egypt and of the oath and promises he had made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He pointed out that God's honor was at stake, for if he destroyed Israel, the Egyptians would say that his purpose in bringing them out of Egypt was evil. God listened to Moses' prayer and relented.

Application: Lord, cleanse the idols from my heart; teach me to wait on you.
One Word: Don't worship golden calves