If our leader was compromised, what will happen to us?
I just wish that the Israelites had already known the answer.
Exodus 32:21-23
He (Moses) said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?
“Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”
Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies.
Aaron tried to justify to Moses what he has done. Well, he only gave what the people want.
I remember the movie "Bruce almighty". Bruce (a TV reporter) was given a chance to be a God, however, he took advantage of His' powers.
One particular was, when he was hearing all the people's prayer and it was annoying for hum, so he commanded to have a computer that will receive all the prayers and will automatically answers them with Yes as default. In the movie, the result was chaos.
To make the story short, Bruce realized that he doesn't want to be God because of the unimaginable tasks that He opted to do.
It was a good movie, by the way, especially for those people who always complain . :)
I believed that life is a cycle. To complete a cycle, you have to go through stages, and every stage contains patterns or paths that determine where you are. We can't easily agree to what majority wants, and most of the time what majority wants are not included with God's design.
A judge can't give a quick decision to the accused until he is proven guilty. One mistake can destroy everything.
Exodus 32:26-35
So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.
Then he said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’” The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.”
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
So Moses went back to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. - Proverbs 11:14
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. - Proverbs 11:14
I just wish that the Israelites had already known the answer.
Exodus 32:21-23
He (Moses) said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?
“Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”
Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies.
Aaron tried to justify to Moses what he has done. Well, he only gave what the people want.
I remember the movie "Bruce almighty". Bruce (a TV reporter) was given a chance to be a God, however, he took advantage of His' powers.
One particular was, when he was hearing all the people's prayer and it was annoying for hum, so he commanded to have a computer that will receive all the prayers and will automatically answers them with Yes as default. In the movie, the result was chaos.
To make the story short, Bruce realized that he doesn't want to be God because of the unimaginable tasks that He opted to do.
It was a good movie, by the way, especially for those people who always complain . :)
I believed that life is a cycle. To complete a cycle, you have to go through stages, and every stage contains patterns or paths that determine where you are. We can't easily agree to what majority wants, and most of the time what majority wants are not included with God's design.
A judge can't give a quick decision to the accused until he is proven guilty. One mistake can destroy everything.
Exodus 32:26-35
So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.
Then he said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’” The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.”
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
So Moses went back to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. - Proverbs 11:14
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. - Proverbs 11:14
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