It is common knowledge that Israel built a golden calf while Moses was on the mount receiving the stone tablets. Why did they make a golden calf? Did they do that because they were frightened at the lightnings and thunders? Did they actually start constructing the golden calf because they were scared of God? The Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 were given on stone tablets, according to our doctrine, and during that time, the golden calf was made. Then....................starting with the next scripture........
Exodus 20:18-23
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed , and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God speak with us, lest we die .
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Should **Exodus 32:5-6 and 19 be here?
Exodus 24:3
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said , All the words which the LORD hath said will we do .
**Exodus 32:5-6
5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation , and said , To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink , and rose up to play .
It seems strange to me that they were playing at the same time they were frightened because of what they saw and heard from the mountain. How do we reconcile this?
**Exodus 32:19
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot , and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Exodus 20:18-23
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed , and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God speak with us, lest we die .
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Should **Exodus 32:5-6 and 19 be here?
Exodus 24:3
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said , All the words which the LORD hath said will we do .
**Exodus 32:5-6
5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation , and said , To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink , and rose up to play .
It seems strange to me that they were playing at the same time they were frightened because of what they saw and heard from the mountain. How do we reconcile this?
**Exodus 32:19
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot , and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.