a golden calf
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A Golden Calf. Exodus 32:1-8 Moses Aaron Hur Joshua Children of Israel. Setting. Moses led Israel out of Egyptian bondage Crossed Red Sea on dry ground Traveled for 3 months to Mt. Sinai Set up camp at base of mountain Went up to receive the Ten Commandments. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Moses led Israel out of Egyptian bondage
Crossed Red Sea on dry ground
Traveled for 3 months to Mt. Sinai
Set up camp at base of mountain
Went up to receive the Ten
Commandments
Aaron and Hur were in chargePeople demanded a “god”Aaron feared the peopleAaron was a weak character
MosesWas a
Strong Leader
Elders must “…hold fast the faithful word” Titus 1:9
Broken our vow to God
Debasing and degrading to humanity
Robs God of Glory that belongs to Him
Psalms 106:19-20
Consequences are terrible
“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them:” Ex.32:8
“They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,” Ps. 106:21 NKJV
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,” Gal. 1:6 NKJV
“…has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.” 2 Pet. 1:5-9
Matt. 13:20-21 - stony ground hearer
“Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Rev. 2:4
Brings Defeat Israel at Ai - Joshua 7Achan sinnedDefeated by Ai
God was not with themJoshua 7:12 “neither will I be with you any more”Ex. 33:3 “I will not go up in your midst”Rev. 3:20 - Laodicea
Enemies BlasphemeEx. 32:25David’s sin - 2 Sam. 12:14
Influences others to commit sinChurch at Corinth - 1 Cor. 5:1-5“A little leaven Leaveneth the whole lump”
It must be RemovedJoshua 7:12, 14 - destroy the accursed thingCorinth - 1 Cor. 5:5, 7, 13 purge out, put away
Need of repentanceEphesus - repent - Rev. 2:4-5Pergamos - repent - Rev. 2:14-16Sardis – Repent - Rev. 3:1-3Laodicea – be zealous and repent – Rev. 3:19
Save the soul of the individualCorinth - 1 Cor. 5:4-5
Save other membersCorinth - 1 Cor. 5:1-2 “puffed up”Pergamos and Thyatira - Rev. 2
Exalt and Magnify the LordMatt. 5:14-16
“And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.”
Exodus 32:20
3,000 people died that day
Exodus 32:1-8
Weak leadership leads to sin
Evils of Idolatry
Soon forget blessings of God
Sin in the camp grieves God
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
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Sunday Morning Dec. 5, 2010