Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
Yes, even when they made a golden calf idol and said, 'This is your God who brought you out of Egypt,' and committed terrible acts of rebellion,
The writer is recounting how the Israelites rebelled against God by worshiping a golden idol they made, even claiming it was the God who had rescued them from Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Nehemiah, chapter 9, the Israelites are gathered for a time of confession and worship, recounting their ancestors' sins to God as part of a national renewal after returning from exile in Babylon. This verse specifically references the golden calf incident from the Exodus story in the wilderness, where the people grew impatient waiting for Moses and created an idol, claiming it was the god that delivered them from Egypt, which provoked God's anger. This event underscores the pattern of Israel's unfaithfulness despite God's repeated acts of deliverance.
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