Who is at fault in the Golden Calf Story?
| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 4/7/2014 | Category: | Philosophy | ||
| Updated: | 7 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
| Viewed: | 1,093 times | Debate No: | 51842 | ||
 Pro  Con I would first like to thank my opponent for the debate. My opponent states that God did not set the Israelites up for success, nor did he communicate adequately or prepare the Israelites. For background info, here is the chapter on the Golden calf (Exodus 32) http://www.biblegateway.com...: When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods[a] 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.” 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He 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,[b]Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to theLord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. 7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ 1.) I would first like to point out that in this chapter, Aaron, the high priest of the Israelites, who was supposed to know God better than almost everyone at the time (with the exception of Moses) was left in charge. God left someone that was knowledgeable on his commands and decrees and who had authority over the Israelites in charge. This should have been sufficient preparation in of itself. 2.) God had also provided laws to all of the people of the land prior to this, which explained that he was to be the only God they worshipped. Exodus 22 (http://www.biblegateway.com...): 20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed. If this does not clearly state that having other gods to whom of make sacrifices is bad, nothing does. This verse also explained that he told them that he would be angry if they did not comply. |
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Pro matthewevan23 forfeited this round.
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Pro matthewevan23 forfeited this round.
Con I would like to again thank my opponent for starting this debate. |
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| Total points awarded: | 0 | 6 |
| matthewevan23 | violetviolin | Tied | ||
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| Total points awarded: | 0 | 7 |
