Sin of the Golden Calf/2
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Sin of the Golden Calf
Exegetical Approaches
Replacement of Hashem
Alternative to Worshiping Hashem
Sources:Philo, Bavli Sanhedrin, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Rashi, Lekach Tov, R. Yosef Kara,1 Ibn Ezra,2 R. Avraham b. HaRambam, Ralbag,3
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
Role of Aharon
Sinning so soon after Matan Torah
3,000 killed
Biblical parallels
Representation of Hashem Through the Calf
Replacement of Moshe
Replacement of the Mishkan
Sources:R. Eliezer Ashkenazi,