What is Golden calf?
The '''Golden calf''' was a [[Gold|Golden]] [[Cow|Calf]] that most of the [[Israelites]] worshipped when [[God in Judaism|G-d]] told them not to worship idols. == Background == After God gave the Israelites the [[Ten Commandments]], the Israelites were afraid so they asked [[Moses]] to go up [[Biblical Mount Sinai|Mount Sinai]] to get the rest of the [[Torah]]. He stayed there a long time so they thought he was dead. They threatened [[Aaron]] into building a giant [[Cow|Calf]] out of [[Gold]]. They then started to worship the Golden Calf (except for the [[Levite|Levites]] who didn’t). And they also danced naked in front of it. So God threatened to kill all Israelites except Moses for their [[sin]] but Moses [[Prayer|prayed]] to God to have [[mercy]] and God did. == Breaking of the Tablets == After Moses saw the Israelites worshiping the Golden Calf, he broke the stone tables where the [[Ten Commandments]] were written. == Massacre of the Calf Worshippers == Moses said “all who are for [[God in Judaism|God]], follow me” and all the Levites joined him. They killed everyone they saw worship the Golden Calf. == Drinking the Calf’s Remains == Moses had the Golden Calf destroyed and turned into a powder. He mixed the powder with water and made everyone drink it. Anyone who worshipped the Golden Calf died when they started drinking it. == Forgiveness == When Moses went back up Mount Sinai, the Israelites started [[fasting]] and continued for the next 40 days. So God forgave the Israelites for their sins and gave them a second set of stone tables with the [[Ten Commandments]] on them. [[Category:Old Testament]]