Gone & Forgotten

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Review:

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Opening Illustration:

BIG IDEA: While God wants to capture our imagination of a kingdom yet to be, we would rather create an image of a creator we can see.

While God wants to capture our imagination of a kingdom yet to be, we would rather create an image of a creator we can see.

When someone is out of sight we know that somethings not right.

When the leader is out of sight, the people lose their minds, which puts them in a bind.

imagination/image…While God wants to capture our imagination of a kingdom yet to be, we would rather create an image of a creator we can see.

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Moses on the mountain for 40 day period; chps 24-31 of Exodus serve as context.

Moses receives the instructions for the Tabernacle and how they are to approach God in worship.

A god we can manufacture is easier for us to manipulate.

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Notes:

v.1. the leader has “gone missing.”

gods, lit., “a god”

They Insist Moses brought them out of Egypt and don’t see to recognize that it was God who delivered them.

v.2-4

Gold was probably some of the plunder that the Israelites took out Egypt as the left (see Ex. 3:22)

In verse one, it was Moses who brought them out of Egypt and not God, and now, it neither God nor Moses, but this false fabrication of their imagination.

Interestingly enough, Aaron tells Moses in vv. 24 that he didn’t “make” anything, he just threw gold into the fire and out popped this golden calf. Here it says he “fashioned it with a tool.”

“fashioned” and “made”

They worshiped the work of their own hands instead of the wonders God had done.

See: ;

vv.5-6

Aaron then formalized worship

Worship of false god(s) leads to a flagrant disregard for holiness.

“burnt offerings” and “fellowship offerings, see , there, honoring God leads to blessing.

vv.7-11

Conversation between God and Moses

v.8 Essentially broken the first commandment

v.7. “corrupt” = “ shachath” 1b (Piel). 1b1 to spoil, ruin. 1b2 to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)

pronounced “she-heit”

v.8 Essentially broken the first commandment

1b (Piel). 1b1 to spoil, ruin. 1b2 to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)

shachath1b (Piel). 1b1 to spoil, ruin. 1b2 to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)

v.8 Essentially broken the first commandment

v.9-10: God decides that enough is enough, he’s ready to let them have it.

v.8 Essentially broken the first commandment

vv.11-12: ****Interesting how bold Moses is here to remind God 1) of his reputation and 2) of his covenant (with Abe).

vv.15-16: Moses begins his descent back to camp after 40 days/nights.

Tablets were the “work” and “writing” of God.

v.17: Interesting; what exactly does Joshua mean here?

v.18: Moses replies that it sounds more like a “rave” and rabid, unbridled, celebration.

vv.19-20; 35: Moses becomes angry and the tablet(s) of blessing become a curse.

vv.21-22: Aaron’s response is almost the same as Eve and Adam’s; they made me do it.