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Character Studies From The Bible

Moses

New International Version (NIV)

32 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[a] 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.”

2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods,[b] Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”

5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’

9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

15 Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16 The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.”

18 Moses replied:

“It is not the sound of victory,

    it is not the sound of defeat;
    it is the sound of singing that I hear.”

19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.

21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”

22 “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23 They said to me, ‘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.’ 24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”

25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.

27 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’” 28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. 29 Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the Lord today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.”

30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

31 So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”

33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. 34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”

35 And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

Footnotes:

a. Exodus 32:1 Or a god; also in verses 23 and 31
b. Exodus 32:4 Or This is your god; also in verse 8

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(Exodus 32)

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Dear Father in Heaven,
How Hallowed is Your Name!
You Alone Are Worthy of Praise,
For You Alone Are The One True God.
Forgive us For Making False Idols,
Not only of Gold and Silver,
But of personalities, concepts, or even ourselves!

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.


We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jack Hydrazine]

Israel has gone back into a sunny weather cycle. If you don’t already know Israel is short on rain this winter.

The level of the Kinneret (aka Sea of Galilee) is still low but is it is going up and is a little bit higher than last winter.
http://www.savethekinneret.com/

Please pray for rain until April 3rd which is Passover. Your recent prayers have resulted in some good rain and even snow! Keep up the good work!

“Shalom Jerusalem”
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There is SO MUCH about the character of Moses in this Chapter.

First, we see Moses as an Intercessor. God offers to wipe out the offending Hebrews and make a new nation out of Moses. This is not unprecedented, as the oral history up to that time included the stories of Cain and Abel, Noah and his sons, Abrahan, Isaac, and Jacob and the family dynamics that occurred with all of them, and even the story of Joseph. It is a very believable threat, and also, a huge temptation to be the founder of a new "People of God". Yet, Moses argues and reasons with God to spare the very people who were driving him crazy with their complaining and ingratitude!

Next we see Moses as a Law-BREAKER. He smashes the Tablets, which would be the very literal breaking of the "Law", but then he also takes bloody vengeance which is against the Spirit of the Law.

Finally, we see Moses offering Himself as an atoning sacrifice. Of Course, he is not qualified to be that, because he, too, is a sinner, but he makes the offer anyway. Moses is willing to give his own life in exchange for that of his people. Like with Abraham and Isaac, God stays the hand of death, and instead gives Moses new Tablets to be enshrined in the Ark of the Covenant.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[Maudeen]

Heavenly Father, We pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for the protection of your favored people. Please protect Netanyahu and give him a message that will resonate around the world for Your Glory. We pray for the scales to be lifted from the eyes of the people of this country, the government leaders and that as a nation we WILL stand for Israel and turn from our wicked ways. Thank you for left that other site’s faithfulness in providing Biblical truth to Freepers. In Jesus Name, Amen

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Thank You, Jack, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Thank You for your continued reporting on the Rain Situation, and thank You for your kind affirmation!

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Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, Maudeen, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
Thank You For Your Kind Words!

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Hallelujah and Amen

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[geologist]

Joining in prayer with you, Maudeen, for the peace of Israel, Jerusalem and for believers seeking to know and please, and serve God, in Jesus name, AMEN

LORD, Bless Netanyahu and keep him strong, standing against the evils surrounding and attacking Israel daily. Prayers up for the citizens of Israel, for safety, faith, endurance, and protection for Israel. Thank Thee LORD that you hear our prayers always, forgive us this day our sins and lead us in truth and under standing, we worship Thee, in Jesus name, amen.

[etabeta]

Praying with you.

Blessings, etabeta

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Thank You, geologist, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Hiskid]

Amen!

[Jeanbl]

So very Amen to our Gracious God. Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families and friends, for our persecuted, for our nations.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.

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Thank You, Alamo-Girl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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