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Version as of 13:46, 22 February 2016
Sin of the Golden Calf
Exegetical Approaches
Foreign God
The nation viewed the calf as a god and worshiped it either together with or instead of Hashem.
Sources:Philo, Bavli Sanhedrin, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Rashi, Lekach Tov, R. Avraham b. HaRambam, 1
Why does Moshe's delay result in the sin?
"עֲשֵׂה לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים"
"אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם"
"חַג לַי"י מָחָר"
Offering sacrifices
Why a calf?
Water test
Breaking of the Luchot
Role of Aharon
Sinning so soon after Matan Torah
3,000 killed
Biblical parallels
People's perception of Moshe
Graven Image of Hashem
The people viewed the calf as a means through which they could worship Hashem. They did not transgress the command of "you shall have no other gods besides me" but only the prohibition against making a graven image, even of Hashem Himself.
Guide in the Wilderness
Bereft of Moshe's leadership and his connection to the Divine, the people looked for an alternative to guide them in the wilderness.
Polemical motivations
Tehillim 106:19-20
