OT 31 The Golden Calf

Reference: Exodus 32

Story Summary:
     Moses was on Mount Sinai with God for a long time, receiving the laws God wanted his people to follow. The people were unsure if Moses would ever come back. So, they asked his brother, Aaron, to make a god to lead them.
     Aaron collected all their gold earrings. He melted them down and formed them into a golden calf. When they saw the idol of the golden calf, the people said, "Here is your god, who brought you out of Egypt."
     The next day, the people held a feast. They ate and drank. And they danced wildly in front of the idol of the golden calf.
     God, of course, knew what the people had done. He told Moses, still on the mountain, that he would destroy the people and build a new nation with Moses. But Moses prayed that God would save the people and God listened to Moses' prayer.
     When Moses came down from the mountain, he was angry that the people had made an idol to
worship. He destroyed the idol, ground it into powder, and put it into the people's water to drink. And the Lord punished the people with a plague.

Big Idea and Motions: Worship your Creator, not the stuff he’s created.
Worship - bow down in worship
Creator - pretend to mold something with your hands
Not - wag your index finger “no”
Stuff he’s created - point to yourself, then someone else

Verse / Motions: Luke 4:8, ESV - You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
You shall - wag your index finger at someone
Worship - reach your hands up high, then bow down low
Lord your God - point up
Only - wave your hands back and forth
Serve - pretend to hold a gift, then give it to someone

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Why did the people come talk to Aaron? // They didn’t know if Moses was coming back.
What did they ask Aaron to do? // Make a god to lead them
What did Aaron use to make the idol? // Their gold earrings
What did the idol look like? // A golden calf
What did the people do at their feast for the golden calf? // Ate, drank, danced wildly
What commandment did the people break? // #2 - Don’t make statues of gods and worship them
What did God tell Moses he was going to do? // Destroy the people, start a new nation with Moses
What did Moses God? // Not to destroy the people
What did Moses do with the stone tablets of the ten commandments? // He threw them on the ground
What lie did Aaron say about the golden calf? // Threw the gold into the fire, a gold calf popped out
What did Moses do with the idol? // Destroyed it, ground it into water, made the people drink it

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