Be Still And Know

Exodus 32:1 When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.” Moses spent 40 days and nights on top of Mount Sinai receiving the instructions which were to be the foundation of life for the people of Israel. Not only was he given the Ten Commandments but also detailed plans for the building of the tabernacle, which would be the focus of the people’s worship. Forty days and nights was, however, too long for the people, who became desperately impatient. They became restless and decided to look for some different gods to lead them. Incredibly, Aaron, Moses’ brother and trusted co-leader, took the lead in this and commanded the people to bring him their gold rings so that they could be melted down in order to make a calf out of them. He then set up an altar so that the people could worship their newly