And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
And I looked, and there it was—you had sinned against the LORD your God by making a golden calf idol. You had quickly turned away from the path that the LORD had commanded you to follow.
Moses is recalling how the Israelites quickly abandoned God's commands and made an idol to worship while he was receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the golden calf incident that occurred while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the stone tablets with God's laws. The Israelites, thinking Moses had been gone too long, pressured Aaron to make them a golden idol to worship. This happened just weeks after they had witnessed God's miraculous deliverance from Egypt and had promised to obey His commands.
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