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Text: Exodus 32: 1

MEDITATION

Exodus 32:1

Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Moses was “delayed” coming down from the mountain

a. God had called Moses to meet with Him in the mountain.

b. He was giving him all the plans for the building of the Tabernacle.

c. Of course, this would take time to understand all that God had said.

2. The word “delayed”

a. Was there an actual delay?

b. Was it not more of the impatience and intolerance of the people?

3. The people gathered themselves to Aaron

a. Aaron was the brother of Moses.

b. He had been with Moses right from the start.

c. They felt that they should speak to him about what they felt.

4. Their suggestion to Aaron

a. They wanted to “make gods”.

b. Questions that they should have asked themselves honestly:

i. How does one make a god?

ii. The people wanted to make “gods!”

iii. They were referring to idols that they were familiar with in Egypt.

c. This sounded more than just a suggestion!

5. They showed contempt for Moses

a. Their words were cold and rude

“For as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt…”
Exodus 32:1

i. They had forgotten what Moses had done for them.

ii. His role as leader was dismissed with no regard at all.

b. They expressed doubt as to what had happened to him.

i. They were not expressing concern.

ii. They were quite callous!

经文：出埃及记 32：1

沉思

《出埃及记 32：1》

百姓见摩西迟延不下山，就大家聚集到亚伦那里，对他说：“起来，为我们做神像，可以在我们前面引路，因为领我们出埃及地的那个摩西，我们不知道他遭了什么事。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 摩西“迟延”不下山

a. 上帝呼召摩西上山见祂

b. 上帝给摩西造幕幔的法则

c. 理解这一切上帝的吩咐自然耗时

2. “迟延”

a. 这是真的延迟吗？

b. 还是人们的耐心不足，无法忍受？

3. 大家聚集到亚伦那里

a. 亚伦是摩西的哥哥

b. 他从最初就与摩西一起

c. 大家觉得应该与他分享他们的感受

4. 他们对亚伦的提议

a. 他们要“做神像”

b. 他们应该坦诚地问自己：

i. 人怎么制造神？

ii. 他们竟然要造“神”！

iii. 他们指的是在埃及常见的偶像

c. 这显然不是单纯的提议！

5. 他们藐视摩西

a. 他们对摩西冷淡无礼

“因为领我们出埃及地的那个摩西……”《出埃及记 32：1》

i. 他们忘了摩西为他们做的一切

ii. 他领袖的角色被忽视

b. 他们对他的下落质疑

i. 他们不是关心他

ii. 甚至十分冷酷！