One of the classics lines in Scripture comes from Aaron, the 1st High priests - "Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!" Talk about not taking personal responsibility.
Pertaining to all of you who interact with Catholics, notice how God feels about graven images. The golden calf was used to "worship" the LORD. Over time, man always will end up worshiping the image - that is why there is a commandment against it the making of images.
Notice that Moses acts as a true shepherd of the people by interceding before God and not accepting the option to be made into a great nation himself. Don't be afraid like Moses to pray God's promises to Him - that gives Him glory.
In Ch 34, we get the first of God's many admonitions for His people to not marry those outside the faith. God says that we will be drawn into unbelievers' "idol" worship and away from the Lord. I do not recommend anyone even dating an unbeliever (see the wisdom of Psalm 1).
There is much more to mine from these chapters. What do you see?
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