01-14-2019, 01:40 PM
(01-10-2019, 12:06 AM)Baruch Wrote: I don't know that he specifically was punished. That whole part of the bible is filled with emotions. Anger seems to be at the forefront.
If we see the story as a metaphor for life. It is a repeated story. It happens all the time. As a people we are warned to not take the easy path. We should keep to what we know is true, and not substitute or compromise our values. Staying the course takes patients. That's just one way of looking at it.
I always wondered why a calf ? Why not a horse, sheep, or person.
(01-10-2019, 03:02 AM)RabbiO Wrote:(01-09-2019, 06:15 PM)George Wrote: Do any of you here believe Aaron was punished for making the golden calf?
Thanks.
That depends upon whether you believe not living to enter Canaan should be considered punishment.
Isn't it possible that Aaron was not punished because he repented?
Exodus 32:26 says, “Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, ‘Who is on the LORD's side? Come to me.’ And all the sons of Levi gathered around him.” As a son of Levi, Aaron was one of those who repented, and God forgave.