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THE GOLDEN CALF


THE GOLDEN CALF
Exodus 32, 34

Moses was up on Mount Sinai a long time, talking to God. The people of Israel didn’t know what had happened to him. Down below, they got tired of waiting. They said to Aaron, “Make us gods.”

The people brought their gold jewelry, and Aaron made it into a golden calf. The people worshipped the calf and danced around it. They said it was their new god.

Up on the mountain, God saw everything. He was angry. So Moses prayed that God would not destroy the people. God was merciful. He told Moses to go back down because the people were doing wicked things.

Moses went down the mountain with the two tablets from God. When Moses came near the camp. He saw the calf and the dancers. Now Moses was angry. He threw down the tablets. They broke into pieces. He burned the calf. He punished the people who did not love God. God said the people should repent.

Then Moses made two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai. There, he spoke to God and asked God to forgive the sins of the people. God agreed.

When Moses came down with the two tablets, his face was radiant because he had spoken to God.


MEMORY VERSE
God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.
~Exodus 34:6

SONG
To you Oh Lord I lift up my soul, to You I trust Oh Lord (2x)
Higher than the mountains deeper than the sea, wider than he oceans is Your love for me. You’re with me on the mountains and the valleys below (oh-O)
You are right here beside me and everywhere that I go.

TO THE PARENTS

The people of Israel disobeyed God. It is easy for us to see why God asked them to repent. We think to ourselves, “Those naughty people worshipped idols and not God.” But we are just as bad. The Catechism tells us that we should “fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” When we say “fear” here, we mean “respect.” We often fear, or respect, other things pr other people more than God. We often love and trust other things more than God too. God asks us to repent too. What do we do to repent? (We tell God and others that we are sorry for our sins and want to change.) When can we repent? Let us be reminded that as God’s dearly loved children, we can confess our sins daily and receive His forgiveness. We can also find this time set aside in corporate worship for the public confession of sins and absolution. Who made it possible for God to forgive our sins? (Jesus did when HE died on the cross for our sins. He paid for our sins.) God shows His love for us even when we don’t put God above everything else in our lives. Although there are consequences for that sin, He still loves and forgives us.

PRAYER
Dear Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross to pay for my sins. I’m sorry when I disobey You and do things my own way. Help me each day to find joy in Your ways and peace in Your forgiveness. Amen.

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