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Exodus 32-33, part 2 — ‘The man’ intercedes for rebellious Israel after the golden calf

This is a very heavy section of scripture, which is why we are spending two weeks reviewing it. When Moses comes down from the Moses, he takes very drastic measures to clean up a massive rebellion against God in the camp of Israel involving the golden calf idol.

This is a very heavy section of scripture, which is why we are spending two weeks reviewing it. When Moses comes down from the Moses, he takes very drastic measures to clean up a massive rebellion against God in the camp of Israel involving the golden calf idol.

Thought Questions

Why did the people create a golden calf rather than another image?

What are “stiff necked people”?

What did Moses do when he came down?

What did the carved 10 commandments look like?

How were they placed in the Ark?

What other items were placed inside the Ark?

What was the charge against Aaron?

What was Aaron supposed to do?

How is Moses making them drink the ground-down calf a similar symbol to the woman who is suspected of adultery having to drink dust?

What does gold and silver represent?

Who was the first person to call Moses “the man”? Who else was called “the man” (hint: Pilate said it)?

Did the people of Egypt see God’s hand in the plagues?

Who did the people of Israel see as they left Egypt in the Exodus?

When did the people see God for the first time?

How did the people respond to God?

Who did the people turn to for leadership when Moses went up the mountain?

What did the Levites do after Moses came back down?

Why was it important for the Levites to do this?

How many people did the Levites execute?

Why did Moses have to go back up the mountain for another 40 days (Ex.32:30)?

What day did the “blessing” of Exodus 32:29 occur?

What does Moses ask God to do?

What is Moses willing to give up for the sake of the people?

What did the plague do?

What did Moses ask of the Lord?

Did God fulfill Moses’ request?

Speaker: Richard Agee

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