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Welcome Yeshua’s Yeladim. We Love You!. Please Remember These Rules. Please don’t talk when others are talking. Please raise your hand if you would like to ask a question. Please keep your hands and feet to yourself . You must ask to leave the room . Shemot/Exodus 30:11-34:35.
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Welcome Yeshua’s Yeladim We Love You!
Please Remember These Rules • Please don’t talk when others are talking. • Please raise your hand if you would like to ask a question. • Please keep your hands and feet to yourself. • You must ask to leave the room.
Shemot/Exodus 30:11-34:35 Ki Tisa (When you elevate) “The Golden Calf”
Moses and Israel • Moses was like a parent. • Perhaps they thought he had run off. • They started to worry and fear.
Who was Israel Trusting? • They were trusting in Moses instead of the LORD. • The people need to “see” something to know God was near.
Make us a god • “Come, make us a god who will go before us…” • Aaron probably did not think making a “god” was a good idea.
Aaron Makes an Idol • To build the “god” the people would need to give their gold rings. • Aaron took the gold and made it into a calf. • “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
Why an Idol? • An idol is something that people use to represent or remind them of god. • The people were using the calf as a reminder of the LORD. • But the God of Israel is different because He cannot be made into an item or image.
The People Worship the Idol • Often times people will worship the item by bringing gifts and sacrifices thinking they are worshiping God. • They forgot the promises God made if they would obey Him.
God Sees and Hears • God told Moses the people were sinning. • He wanted to destroy them and start all over with just Moses.
Moses Pleads For the People • He pleaded with God to forgive the people. • Moses talked about the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. • God changed His mind and decided not to destroy the Jewish people.
Moses Comes Off the Mountain • Moses was furious! • He was so angry he broke the tablets. • This was a physical action that represented what the people were doing with the LORD’s commandments. • They were breaking them by disobeying them.
Moses Talks to Aaron • Aaron claimed the calf appeared by itself when they threw gold in the fire. • The people were out of control and going crazy.
Israel Must Choose • Moses demanded that the people choose between God and the idol. • The tribe of Levi gathered together to him.
The Punishment • Moses instructed the tribe of Levi to pick us a sword and kill every person who worshipped the idol. • The idol was crushed into powder and Moses made the people drink it. • Even though Moses was angry with the actions of the people, he still loved them.
What Is the Problem? • God to forgive them. • The people were trying to find God in a person like Moses or a thing like the golden calf. • The LORD cannot be found in anything that is physical or created by a person.
What is an Idol? • An idol is anything that is more important to us than the LORD. • Many things can become more important to us than Yeshua. • Yeshua wants us to love him and keep him as first in our lives.
Yeshua and Idols Luke 6:46 “Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?”
Let’s learn Hebrew! • Our Hebrew word this week is “Egel Maseikhah” • In English this means the “Molten Calf”. • Calf – Egel • Molten - Maseikhah
What Did We Learn Today? • The people became impatient and fearful while Moses was on the mountain. • Aaron and the people made an idol to represent the LORD. • God told Moses to stop the people and they were punished.