Thematic Bible: Was made
Thematic Bible
Calf of gold » Was made » After an egyptian model
Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
Calf of gold » Was made » Of the ornaments of the women, &c
Aaron said to them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.
Calf of gold » Was made » To represent God
He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD."
Calf of gold » Was made » To go before the congregation
Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”