Important Insights about Sacred Cows Gleaned from the Golden Calf

There is hardly a more blatant case of idolatry recorded in scripture than the incident with the Golden Calf in Exodus 32. While Moses met with God on Mount Sinai, Aaron the future high priest and the nation of Israel took religious matters into their own sinful hands. Melting down the camp jewelry, Aaron fashioned a calf from the gold and proclaimed

Israel, these are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt! (32:4b)

Quite the miracle since the calf did not exist when Israel escaped Egypt through God’s mighty power.

The Golden Calf might not have been the first sacred cow, but it is emblematic of the breed. Read More