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Exodus 32:2-4

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before the Lord delivered them through the exodus. In this passage, the people’s gold earrings, likely acquired when leaving Egypt, become material for the golden calf, exposing their return to Egypt-like idolatry despite God’s redemption.

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Exodus 32:2-4 mentions Egypt.

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