KJV ORIGINAL
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Aaron took the gold from them and shaped it with an engraving tool, making it into a statue of a calf. Then the people said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you out of Egypt!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing how Aaron created a golden calf idol that the Israelites then worshiped as the god who rescued them from Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurred while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God. The Israelites had grown impatient waiting for Moses to return and pressured Aaron to make them a visible god they could worship. This golden calf was likely modeled after Egyptian bull gods they had seen in Egypt, representing strength and fertility.
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