Choose the Right Foundation by Pastor Greg Laurie for Harvest
Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, ‘Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for 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
The golden calf was the Israelites’ second idol. Moses was their first.
Yes, the people bowed before a golden calf while Moses was away. But they had made an idol out of Moses as well. It wasn’t his fault, however. Moses simply was a godly example.
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Exodus 14 tells us, “Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord and believed the Lord and His servant Moses” (verse 31 NKJV).
Later when Moses left for a time to receive the 10 Commandments, he put his brother, Aaron, in charge. But after a while, the people said, “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” (32:1 NKJV).
Hold on. It was God who brought them out of Egypt. But in a way, they had put Moses in the place of God.
This happens today. For instance, maybe a wife is more motivated spiritually than her husband, who seems to be just going along for the ride. His relationship with God, so to speak, depends on his wife’s relationship with God.
