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The Golden Calf in all of its modern and secular manifestations still dances and prances among us
Jewish World Review ^ | 3/13/'09 | Rabbi Berel Wein

Posted on 03/13/2009 8:32:40 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator

The obvious problem arising out of the Golden Calf is how could the Jewish people, fresh from the miracles of Egypt, Sea of Reeds, manna and the revelation at Sinai revert to paganism and to the worship of a man-made deity. What possessed them to be so blind as to their own recent experiences and to their stated destiny?

Of course, this incident is the ultimate proof of the allowance for free will in human affairs, even for the most destructive form of free will. And, yet, it is most troubling to realize how seriously error prone the Jewish people can be.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Judaism; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: liberaljews; paganism; secularism

1 posted on 03/13/2009 8:32:40 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator
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To: Alouette; rmlew; Nachum; hlmencken3; SJackson

Ping.


2 posted on 03/13/2009 8:33:29 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ( . . . HaShem, HaShem, Qel rachum vechannun; 'erekh 'appayim verav-chesed ve'emet!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

I don’t recall reading that the original golden calf danced or pranced. It makes more sense that a golden figurine would just sit there.


3 posted on 03/13/2009 8:44:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

How susceptible people are to the prince of this world ...Satan/Dragon/Devil/worldliness.

Again and again people “are enticed by their own desires.”

James 1:14.ASB
“14. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.”


4 posted on 03/13/2009 8:45:30 AM PDT by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
The absence of inspiring religious leadership, the inability to formulate a positive vision for the people, the influences of a secular world that has turned all basic human values on its face, the revival of pagan ideas and lifestyles of the ancient world in the guise of new liberal ideas and permissive values, all combine in our time to allow the Golden Calf to still exist within us.

The failures of assimilation, secularism, and Westernization at all costs, are all visible to all of us. Yet, we are all reluctant to abandon the allure of the shine of the Golden Calf.

Only when we will have our fill of these false hopes and retrograde ideas will we be free to accept Moses' dramatic act of destroying the Golden Calf to dust and powder. Perhaps then will our bill for the original Golden Calf be finally stamped as being paid in full.

Yikes...nails it.

Explains voting behaviors as well.

I've wondered how Jews vote so loyally democratic, only to find their elected officials anti-Israel, if not anti-Semitic, only to keep voting the same way...

5 posted on 03/13/2009 8:46:20 AM PDT by NorCoGOP (Recession: friend loses his job. Depression: You lose your job. Recovery: Obama loses his job.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
Of course, this incident is the ultimate proof of the allowance for free will in human affairs, even for the most destructive form of free will

Let's see "There is none that does Good"... "There is none that seeks for God". If that is the default state of man, where exactly does free will then exist? It exists between the state of sin and the state of iniquity.

6 posted on 03/13/2009 8:50:27 AM PDT by sr4402
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To: Tax-chick
I don’t recall reading that the original golden calf danced or pranced. It makes more sense that a golden figurine would just sit there.

Well, thomeone wath pranthing, Thunshine!

7 posted on 03/13/2009 8:50:34 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ( . . . HaShem, HaShem, Qel rachum vechannun; 'erekh 'appayim verav-chesed ve'emet!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

LOL - thanks, that’ll help me get through the afternoon!


8 posted on 03/13/2009 8:51:24 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
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To: geologist
Again and again people “are enticed by their own desires.”

James 1:14.ASB
“14. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.”

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Well said Geo.

I would add Proverbs 23:7 to that.

“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

9 posted on 03/13/2009 8:56:55 AM PDT by sevenbak (He that saith I know him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar and truth is not in him.1 Jn 2:4)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

bump for later

10 posted on 03/13/2009 9:48:40 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( Dear Mr. Obama - Please make it rain candy! P.S. I like jelly beans.)
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