Moses cried out, “Please show me your glory!” Much has been written about this over the years, and we must not overlook this powerful plea. Charles Spurgeon likened it to Peter on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus and seeing Him in His glory. Peter blurted out, “Master, it is good that we are here. … Continue reading Show Me Your Glory
When God saw what was going on below with His people, He sent Moses down the mountain. When Moses saw what was going on, he smashed the two tablets of the law that God had personally written. The golden calf was burned, the people drank down its ashes, and three thousand of the ringleaders in … Continue reading The Cost of God’s Presence
When Moses saw the people worshiping an idol, he smashed the tablets of the law, ground the idol into powder, and made the people drink it down. Then he confronted his older brother, the high priest. His reproach against Aaron started with a question that seemed at first to give Aaron the benefit of the … Continue reading Aaron’s Excuse and Moses’ Offer
The story of the golden calf in Exodus 32 is a familiar one. The people who had seen God’s mighty power and felt his mercy and grace got tired of waiting for Moses to come down from his 40-day meeting with God on Mt. Sinai. So they asked Aaron to make them a god, to … Continue reading When Moses Prayed
When Moses stayed on the mountaintop with God for a long time, the natives got restless. Their response was a desire for a “better god,” one they could see, so they asked Aaron to make them one. Did Aaron respond with, “What are you talking about? I will not do any such thing!” Not quite. … Continue reading The Golden Calf
Because God is creator, we are given the ability to create as well. We are all artists. Our creativity and artistry can be expressed in many ways, from painting to sculpting to master carpentry to music to storytelling to acting to sewing to designing clothes…and the list goes on. Of course the artistic ability we … Continue reading On the Sixth Day God Created Artists
J. Mark Fox 