Exodus 32:20
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He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land of Israel’s former slavery, from which the Lord had recently delivered them through the exodus. In this passage, the golden calf represents a return to Egypt-like idolatry, so Moses’ destruction of it exposes the rebellion of a people redeemed to worship God alone.
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