Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. New Living Translation The people made a calf at Mount Sinai; they bowed before an image made of gold. English Standard Version They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image. Berean Standard Bible At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. King James Bible They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. New King James Version They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. New American Standard Bible They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a cast metal image. NASB 1995 They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. NASB 1977 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a molten image. Legacy Standard Bible They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. Amplified Bible They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai) And worshiped a cast image. Christian Standard Bible At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. Holman Christian Standard Bible At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. American Standard Version They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image. Contemporary English Version At Horeb your people made and worshiped the statue English Revised Version They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image. GOD'S WORD® Translation At Mount Horeb they made [a statue of] a calf. They worshiped an idol made of metal. Good News Translation They made a gold bull-calf at Sinai and worshiped that idol; International Standard Version They fashioned a calf at Horeb and worshipped a carved image. Majority Standard Bible At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. NET Bible They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol. New Heart English Bible They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. Webster's Bible Translation They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molten image. World English Bible They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey make a calf in Horeb, "" And bow themselves to a molten image, Young's Literal Translation They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image, Smith's Literal Translation They will make a calf in Horeb, and they will worship to the molten image. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible At Horeb they fashioned a calf, worshiped a metal statue. New Revised Standard Version They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They made a calf in Khoreeb and worshiped the molten image. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good…18Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked. 19At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. 20They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.… Cross References Exodus 32:1-6 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ... Deuteronomy 9:8-12 At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you. / When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. / Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly. ... Acts 7:39-41 But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. Nehemiah 9:18 Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies, 1 Corinthians 10:7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Deuteronomy 4:15-18 So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful / that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female, / of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air, ... Romans 1:22-23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Isaiah 44:9-20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” Hosea 8:4-6 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. 2 Kings 17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. Ezekiel 23:8 She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her. Treasury of Scripture They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Exodus 32:4-8,35 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… Deuteronomy 9:12-16,21 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image… Nehemiah 9:18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; Jump to Previous Bow Calf Cast Gold Homage Horeb Idol Image Metal Molten Ox Themselves Worship Worshiped Worshipped YoungJump to Next Bow Calf Cast Gold Homage Horeb Idol Image Metal Molten Ox Themselves Worship Worshiped Worshipped YoungPsalm 106 1. The psalmist exhorts to praise God4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers 7. The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy 47. He concludes with prayer and praise At Horeb Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai, a significant location in the biblical narrative where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. The mention of Horeb immediately brings to mind the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. It is a place of divine revelation and law-giving, yet here it becomes a site of grave sin. The Hebrew root for Horeb can mean "desolate" or "dry," which may symbolize the spiritual barrenness of the Israelites' actions in this context. they made a calf and worshiped a molten image Persons / Places / Events 1. HorebAlso known as Mount Sinai, this is the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. It is a significant location in the history of Israel's covenant with God. 2. The Israelites The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. Despite witnessing God's miracles, they fell into idolatry at Horeb. 3. The Golden Calf An idol made by the Israelites while Moses was on Mount Sinai. It represents a significant act of rebellion and idolatry against God. 4. Moses The leader of the Israelites who was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God when the people made the golden calf. 5. Aaron Moses' brother, who played a role in the creation of the golden calf, succumbing to the people's demands for an idol. Teaching Points The Danger of ImpatienceThe Israelites' impatience led them to idolatry. We must learn to wait on God's timing and trust His plans. The Consequences of Idolatry Idolatry leads to separation from God. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship. Leadership Responsibility Aaron's failure to stand firm highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders must guide others in truth, even under pressure. The Need for Repentance The golden calf incident shows the need for repentance and turning back to God when we stray. God's Faithfulness Despite Human Failure Despite Israel's rebellion, God remained faithful to His covenant. This reassures us of His steadfast love and mercy.(19) In Horeb.--This expression, which is Deuteronomic (see Deuteronomy 4:15; Deuteronomy 5:2, &c), shows that Deuteronomy 9:8-12, as well as Exodus 32, was before the poet.Verse 19. - They made a calf in Horeb (comp. Exodus 32:4; Deuteronomy 9:8-16). And worshipped the molten image; rather, a molten image (comp. Exodus 32:4, 24; Deuteronomy 9:12, 16). The sin was not only against the light of nature, but was expressly forbidden by the second commandment (Exodus 20:4, 5). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑ב (bə·ḥō·rêḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2722: Horeb -- 'waste', a mountain in Sinai they made יַעֲשׂוּ־ (ya·‘ă·śū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make a calf עֵ֥גֶל (‘ê·ḡel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown and worshiped וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate a molten image. לְמַסֵּכָֽה׃ (lə·mas·sê·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4541: A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet Links Psalm 106:19 NIVPsalm 106:19 NLT Psalm 106:19 ESV Psalm 106:19 NASB Psalm 106:19 KJV Psalm 106:19 BibleApps.com Psalm 106:19 Biblia Paralela Psalm 106:19 Chinese Bible Psalm 106:19 French Bible Psalm 106:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 106:19 They made a calf in Horeb (Psalm Ps Psa.) |