The Golden Calf

OH, OH! What are the people doing now?  They are praying to a calf! Why are they doing this? 

When Moses stays up  on the mountain for a long time, the people say: 'We do not know what has happened to Moses. So let's make a god to lead us out of this land.' 

'Alright,' Moses' brother Aaron says:  'Take off your gold earrings, and bring them to me.' When the people do so, Aaron melts them down and makes a golden calf. And the people say: 'This is our God, who led us out of Egypt!'  Then the Israelites have a big party, and worship the golden calf.'

When Jehovah sees this, he is very angry. So he says to Moses:  'Hurry and go down.  The people are acting very badly. They have forgotten my laws and are bowing down to a golden calf.'

Next time: Conclusion of The Golden Calf

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