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I feel so "ignant" here.
I THINK AND IIRC: Moses brought the tablets down but he saw the heathens, who, in his absence, had built a golden calf to worship.
They had turned their backs away from God and an angry Moses smashed the tablets.
Man, I really have some reading and studying to do!
I should know this by heart for all of my reading. Guess I need a better way of learning!