Table of Contents
- 1 What did Aaron do with the rings of gold collected from the Israelites?
- 2 What happened to those who Worshipped the golden calf?
- 3 What was the punishment for the golden calf?
- 4 WHO lifted Moses arms?
- 5 When the people saw that Moses was so long?
- 6 What does the Bible say about taking off earrings?
- 7 What did Aaron say about the gold rings in his ear?
What did Aaron do with the rings of gold collected from the Israelites?
Aaron, Moses’ brother, gave in to the demands of the crowd and used his metallurgical skills and their gold earrings to craft a statue of a Pagan golden Bull God.
What did Aaron do when Moses left?
Aaron plays a leading role in several stories of conflicts during Israel’s wilderness wanderings. During the prolonged absence of Moses on Mount Sinai, the people provoked Aaron to make a golden calf This incident nearly caused God to destroy the Israelites.
What happened to those who Worshipped the golden calf?
Upon returning from the mountain with the tablets of the Law and seeing the people worshipping the golden calf, Moses broke the tablets (symbolic of breaking the covenant relationship with God) and had the idol melted down, pulverized, and mixed with water.
What is the lesson of the golden calf?
The Bible tells us that after the Israelites make the golden calf, God tells Moses to “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.” God doesn’t say my people, but your people.
What was the punishment for the golden calf?
The incident of the worship of the golden calf is narrated in the second chapter of the Quran, named The Heifer, and other Islamic literature. The Quran narrates that after they refused to enter the promised land, God decreed that as punishment the Israelites would wander for forty years.
How did Moses and Aaron meet?
And the Lord said unto Aaron, “Go forth to meet Moses, in the direction of the desert.” And he left, and he met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. And Moses left with Aaron and they gathered all the elders of the children of Israel.
WHO lifted Moses arms?
Hur
Hur, companion of Moses He aided Aaron to hold up the hands of Moses when Moses realised that the Israelites prevailed in battle while his hands were raised: “Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side”.
Did Aaron worship the golden calf?
Why Moses’s brother worshipped a golden calf In Egypt, Aaron was a faithful companion to his brother Moses. He ordered the people to collect all the gold in their possession, and used it to create a golden calf for worship. He then ordered a great feast, and all the Israelites “rose up to play” (Exodus 32:6).
When the people saw that Moses was so long?
Bible Gateway Exodus 32 :: NIV. When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”
What did Aaron tell Moses to do with his earrings?
As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” 2 So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.…
What does the Bible say about taking off earrings?
Exodus 32:2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool.
What did Moses do with the gold jewellery he collected?
He collected their gold jewellery and made a golden calf. When Moses came down from the mountain he found the whole camp partying around the idol. God wanted to destroy the people but Moses begged for mercy.
What did Aaron say about the gold rings in his ear?
So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” 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.”