How could they? We have a tendency to ask how the Children of Israel could be a part of worshipping an idol so soon after all they had witnessed God doing for them. How could Aaron betray his leadership responsibilities so quickly and so thoroughly? While Moses was on the mountain discussing God's plan for Aaron's priesthood, Aaron was succumbing to the temptation to follow the pack and provide an idol for them to worship. This incident serves as a vivid reminder that none of us is ever very far from sin. As Paul wrote several hundred years later in I Corinthians 10:12, "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall." It is easy to think that we could never fall so far, so fast. But don't we really know ourselves better than that?
Monday, March 23, 2009
March 23, 2009 - Exodus 32
How could they? We have a tendency to ask how the Children of Israel could be a part of worshipping an idol so soon after all they had witnessed God doing for them. How could Aaron betray his leadership responsibilities so quickly and so thoroughly? While Moses was on the mountain discussing God's plan for Aaron's priesthood, Aaron was succumbing to the temptation to follow the pack and provide an idol for them to worship. This incident serves as a vivid reminder that none of us is ever very far from sin. As Paul wrote several hundred years later in I Corinthians 10:12, "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall." It is easy to think that we could never fall so far, so fast. But don't we really know ourselves better than that?
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