Exodus 32:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Moses said to Aaron, 'What did these people do to you that made you lead them into such a terrible sin?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is confronting his brother Aaron, asking why he allowed the Israelites to convince him to help them commit the serious sin of making and worshipping a golden calf.

📚 Historical Context

This confrontation happens right after Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the stone tablets and discovered the Israelites worshipping a golden calf that Aaron had made for them. Moses had been on the mountain for 40 days receiving the Ten Commandments from God, and in his absence, the people grew impatient and pressured Aaron to make them an idol to worship.

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Exodus 16:20

But they didn't listen to Moses. Some of them saved part of it until morning, and it became full of worms and started to smell terrible. Moses was angry with them.

Exodus 32:30

The next day, Moses said to the people, 'You have committed a terrible sin. Now I will go up to the LORD to see if I can make things right and obtain forgiveness for your sin.'

Exodus 32:31

So Moses went back to the LORD and said, 'Oh, these people have committed a terrible sin—they have made gods out of gold for themselves.'

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