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In the Old Testament the brother and spokesman of Moses who helped him confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Appointed High Priest (Leviticus 8:12) but let the Israelites build and worship a golden calf which was idolatry (forbidden by the Ten Commandments) (Exodus 32:1-5).
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Big ideas: Moses; Journey of Faith, Exodus, pilgrims and sojourners; Ten Commandments
- Today's New International Version
- 12He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him.
- King James Version
- 12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Today's New International Version
- 1When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered round Aaron and said, 'Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him.' 2Aaron answered them, 'Take off the gold ear-rings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.' 3So all the people took off their ear-rings and brought them to Aaron. 4He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.' 5When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, 'Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD.'
- King James Version
- 1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4And 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. 5And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
(A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
Very important Jewish leader described in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament. Moses led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. Received the Ten Commandments form God.
In the Old Testament the title of the rulers of Egypt.
Descendant of Israel (Jacob) and occupant of Israel.
In the Old Testament the land where Joseph and Jacob found sustenance in times of famine, though later Israelites were held captive and made to work as slaves for the Pharaoh.
In the Bible this refers to the most senior priest of the Temple or Tabernacle. In the New Testament Jesus is described as the perfect High Priest.
1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect, especially to God. Acts of devotion. Human response to the perceived presence of the divine.
2. The part of the Christian liturgy usually consisting of sung material and prayers of thanksgiving.
In the Old Testament book of Exodus, the people of Israel made a golden calf whilst Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments.
The worship of an idol. An idol, in the Bible, is:
1. An object of worship other than God.
2. Anything which usurps the place of God in the lives of human beings.
Also called 'The Decalogue' (Ten Words). Instructions said to have been given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai, which have not only shaped Jewish and Christian belief and practice but also strongly influenced the legal systems of many countries.