Deuteronomy 9:20 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The LORD was so angry with Aaron that He was ready to destroy him, but I prayed for Aaron at that same time too.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is explaining how God's anger toward Aaron was so intense that Aaron could have been destroyed, but Moses interceded through prayer to save his brother.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to the golden calf incident at Mount Sinai when Moses was receiving the Ten Commandments. Aaron had given in to the people's demands and helped create an idol for them to worship while Moses was on the mountain. God's anger burned against both the people and Aaron for this act of idolatry, which violated the first commandment.

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And I threw myself down before the LORD, just like before, for forty days and forty nights. I didn't eat any food or drink any water because of all the sins you committed when you did evil things that the LORD could see, making him angry.

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