Some of them accepted the golden calf as their god. Moses’s brother Aaron , who acted as their leader in Moses’s absence, was grieved and spoke up: “0 my people! You have been deceived.

The Golden Calf, in other words, is the anti-Akedah. In case the parallels are still in doubt, Moses’ prayer makes the connection explicit. “Remember Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,” he entreats God.

Seeing that hideous golden statue of Trump at the CPAC convention brought to my mind that scene with the Golden Calf from the movie “The Ten Commandments”! #CPAC2021 #AmericaUncancelled # ...

Why Moses’s brother worshipped a golden calf. Although Aaron induced plagues against Pharaoh, his weak faith led to the death of 3,000 men and the destruction of the original Ten Commandments.

The golden calf wasn’t meant to replace Moses; they could have picked another person for that. And it wasn’t meant as a replacement for God; they didn’t have to wait for a forty-day delay in ...

The weekly Torah reading for Jews this past Sabbath was Exodus 30:11-34:35. Chapter Ki Tisa discusses the ‘taking of the census’. It describes G-d’s commandment to Moses to collect a half ...

Sheppard said Aaron, Moses’ younger brother and the high priest, had the people remove their ear jewelry for him to melt and form into a golden calf. “Here are a people who had been chosen by ...

What exactly is a golden calf? You know the story. Moses was up on the mountain for a long time working with God on plans for a place of worship and the rituals to go along with it. Meanwhile, the ...

“When Moses came down the mountain bearing commandments you’d think that would spell the end for golden calf worship. But Gomer had a never-say-die attitude. He still thought his calves would ...