Exodus 32:1

The Golden Calf

1 When the people saw that Moses 1delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, 2"Up, make us gods who shall 3go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

Exodus 32:1 In-Context

1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, "Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."
2 So Aaron said to them, "Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."
3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.
4 And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"
5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD."

Cross References 3

  • 1. Exodus 24:18; Deuteronomy 9:9
  • 2. ver. 23; Cited Acts 7:40
  • 3. Exodus 13:21
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