The Israelites became so impatient waiting for Moses to come down from the mountain that they said to Aaron, "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." So Aaron took all their gold jewelry and formed it into the image of a calf and said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt."
How quickly people will turn aside to falseness without a strong leader. The Lord told Moses what the people had done and to go down to them at once. That His anger burned against them and He sought to destroy them because of their obstinacy. God told Moses that He would make a great nation from him.
But Moses knew that God was a covenant God and he reminded Him of the covenant He swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. That He promised to multiple their descendants like the stars of the heavens and give them a great land. He entreated the Lord to forgive the people of their sins. Moses even says he will sacrifice his own name in the Lord's book. Through much toil with the Lord, He showed Moses the way and showed him His glory. He renewed His covenant with His people. Praise God, He is a covenant-keeping God!
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