Exodus 32:1-10
1When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god ▼▼Or us gods
who will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt – we don’t know what has happened to him!” b 2Then Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings c that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.” 3So all the people took off the gold rings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf.Then they said, “Israel, this is your God, ▼▼Or Israel, this is your god, or Israel, these are your gods
who brought you up from the land of Egypt!” e 5When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; then he made an announcement: “There will be a festival f to the Lord tomorrow.” 6Early the next morning they arose, offered ▼▼burnt offering(s): Or holocaust, an offering completely burned to ashes; it was used in connection with worship, seeking God's favor, expiating sin, or averting judgment.
burnt offerings, and presented ▼▼fellowship sacrifice(s) or offering(s): An animal offering was given to maintain and strengthen a person's relationship with God. It was not required as a remedy for impurity or sin but was an expression of thanksgiving for various blessings. An important function of this sacrifice was to provide meat for the priests and the participants in the sacrifice; it was also called the peace offering or the sacrifice of well-being.
fellowship offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink, then got up to play. i 7The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly. j 8They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, this is your God, ▼▼Or Israel, this is your god, or Israel, these are your gods
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’” l 9The Lord also said to Moses: “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked m people. 10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” n
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