The Sin of the Golden Calf: The Whole Story Doesn't Make Sense - until now

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[@kenbenmathew8422]

Rabbi, thank you so much for your enlightened teachings. I am so grateful! Shalom

[@Jgfhujnggg23342]

This man is a real Teacher.

[@jenette16]

Ok, this is the second one of your programs I have watched, love your way of breaking down these stories that happened so long ago. So much more to them. I'm hooked, thank you. Have to hear more now.

[@bunny_kuma]

I just read this verse this week and simply confused with it, and somehow your video showed up Rabbi, thank you, it's an amazing explanation. greetings from indonesia

[@iloveusa751]

Thanks so much rabbi manis for articulating the story so well, I love listening to the rabbi's lectures

[@robhogate2312]

He doesn't even know the story,aaron carved the calf and said it was there god....this guy either doesn't know or is lying

[@mimi-lg8lo]

I concur, thank you Rabbi Freidman and I appreciate you're smile and wisdom! 😊🤍

[@louannelewis7264]

Rabbi you are wonderful in making Gods word so clear. It brings tears to my eyes.

[@robhogate2312]

No the tears are probably from the brimstone because the uninformed fales prophet is taking you to hell with him if you follow

[@huseinielafia2742]

Thank you Rabbi, Great exposition

[@robhogate2312]

@@huseinielafia2742 what it is is great miss information

[@marie-florenceguirand8409]

@@robhogate2312 yeah you’re right. This sir rabbi is folding his own story. He is going back where he is from; to hell . He is lying on God. He should not dare talk over God. He made up his own story. He is going to hell with it

[@kimwelch4652]

“Then the man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.’” With humans, it is always someone else’s fault. Either the camp followers from Egypt, some relative, or the “woman whom you gave to be with me.” We never take responsibility for our own evil.

[@thomasridley8675]

Also god " Where are you ? Why do you hide from me ? What have you done ?!?!?". A lot of questions for an all knowing god.

[@kimwelch4652]

@@thomasridley8675 Considering that he is also immanent, he's probably tired of being asked "Where are you?" when he's standing right next to us.

[@thomasridley8675]

@@kimwelch4652 Beware the fools who follows false prophets. For their eyes have been closed. And their mind is no longer their own.

[@NCSiebertdesign]

@@thomasridley8675 it's not to do with God not knowing whereabout Adam and Eve was. It's the question to do with Adam and Eve being lost in the dark with sin, they become no longer connect to God spiritually by purity. Since God is light and our sins is darkness. You need to dig bit deeper to understand the context.

[@thomasridley8675]

@@NCSiebertdesign Oh, yes ! Please explain why god thought that Adam would find a suitable mate among the 'animals' that god had provided for him. WTF !!!!!!! Or how Eve only had son's. And their mom was the only woman on earth. Ouch ! And yet, the sons found mates from the towns around them. !?!?! Or when the same problem came up after the flood. Only 8 people were left. But they still find other people around to interact with. !?!? And somehow, you can take this as actual reality !!!!!

[@JP-sb6ll]

I just want to say that I really love watching and learning from your video’s Rabbi. I’m a Catholic of Mexican decent, but I believe that the Jewish people are truly God’s chosen people. So with all that said, please keep teaching us all your wisdom on God and may you and all your people stay blessed.

[@rudyv.7198]

Go study who the 12 tribes actually were and what they looked like and how they were sold as slaves on ships ? Who does that sound like ? Please study more on the lineages

[@JP-sb6ll]

@@rudyv.7198 Yes. But you can’t just go by color now a day’s. You have to know your history very well. You see, light skin Jewish people are as legit as dark skin Jewish people. They are Jewish people who migrated to Europe centuries ago and were known for trading good’s, but they also were good at other types of skill’s as well, such as blacksmiths and Carpenters to name a few. I mean it’s common sense, if you live in an area for centuries where all the native people are a certain race. You are going to have to mingle with the native’s of that race sooner or later, wether it’s for business or even marriage. It happens with all groups of people that move into a land that is foreign to them. So that’s why their is Jewish people who are White today and plus just because they are light skin and lived centuries in a foreign land, doesn’t mean that they didn’t keep their values and faith. They even suffered greatly because of it by the hands of others who were ignorant and stereotyped them for hundreds of year’s. Some Jewish people were even forced to abandon their faith and convert too other faiths or they would be killed. Then the Nazis where the worst because they just killed people indiscriminately, but they targeted the Jewish people the most because they used them as a scapegoat too blame all of Germany’s problems on them. So please do some research before you judge people solely by the color of their skin and with all that said, may God Bless everyone.

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

So God created different people ( his children ) and opted to just flat out say “ I only have one of you that’s my chosen”? By default those of us not Jewish are kind of like the b^stard step kids ? Really ?

[@thehilaryglow]

@@ssshadowwolf6762 Jews were chosen to receive the Torah, that doesn't mean they were created better than anyone else. Sincerely, a believer and a Jew.

[@thehilaryglow]

@@JP-sb6ll Beautiful comment, spot on. Thank you and God bless you too, Shalom.

[@davidjblackburn]

I wonder what translation or Torah he uses. Mine says "So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool."

[@melange28]

that's exodus 32:4 .... but take a look at exodus 32:24, too.

[@19nineteenthirteen19]

He makes it with tools, but when Moses comes on the scene Aaron is like uh....well...I threw the gold in and bam, out came a calf.

[@godschosen1529]

@@melange28 okay can you read exodus 32:35?

[@melange28]

@@godschosen1529 sure. but i don't understand your point. MY point was simply that 32:24 appears to be what the Rabbi is talking about.

[@malachiegemasi3916]

I have a little problem with this teaching, where the rabbi insinuated that there were Egyptians who joined the Israelites when they left Egypt. Is there any historical write up or authority to back up this claim? Or is it a present day prophetic revelation? Which as a Jeshuah Hamaschiach's follower, I can still accept this outrageous claim. I must confess Rabbi Manis that I enjoy your teachings, but at the same time, I m scared it may be misleading, because it errs away from Torah's original straight words. Your interpretation deviates from original text. You cannot add or remove from the scripture. Pls comment on this and asure me you are not manipulative. And how msny non Jews have you converted to Judaism. I m an Igbo and believe that Igbos are Israelites.

[@rayreckart647]

Thank you for your diligence, you have helped me understand my faith more intensely on a daily basis.

[@robhogate2312]

Dont turn to this guy to understand your faith because he doesn't understand it or is just flat out lying

[@becausestuffbreaks]

I would highly recommend anyone watching this to read it all for yourself. It's self explanatory and not confusing. I don't know what traditions this man is reading these verses through, but he has read into the text more than what it plainly says.

[@mariodatguy4988]

Also in the end when he says we havent built a golden calf again, thats missing the point. The golden calf is any ideology, or ungodliness that we choose over him. This is probably his worst take, tbh.

[@TayeOrisa]

He’s rebranding the stories to attach highly divine importance to Jews religion.

[@becausestuffbreaks]

@Deb Ferwelo you can put your faith in this guy if you want but please read it for yourself and research what he claims to be true for yourself.

[@oluwadarematthews9359]

Good observation. I wish you will also regard the pastor's sermon to equal criticism. This is necessary because all of them are men and not witnesses of the biblical accounts. So the correct attitude towards teachings of God's Word should be that of filtering backed by personal study of the scriptures and inspired understanding by the Spirit of God. So just do that. Filter, and hold onto that which is true.

[@becausestuffbreaks]

@@oluwadarematthews9359 I try to hold everyone to the same standard. It's good to look for the nuggets of truth. Even if an Atheist quoted the Bible, it still has power because it's God's word.

[@cidered7888]

My head hurts,,, thank you, we all need that,,, hope to see you soon x

[@durranikabul9067]

I am Muslim and like listening to Rabbi. Beautifully explained👌

[@FZ2HELL]

Me too.

[@kazdara4878]

I loved it but honestly shocked by him saying that Mosa didnt believe God. How can you say that?

[@thepozoleispeople5139]

I was raised a Catholic. The corruption of the institution drove me away from religion, but rabbis are very wise. Listening to them is important. Salam.

[@kazdara4878]

@@thepozoleispeople5139 the problem with Rabbis is that tgey are very educated and they know exactly how to trick people. They lie infront of us but talk nicely for the people to believe them

[@thepozoleispeople5139]

@@kazdara4878 This may be the case, so It is up to us to use our intellect to see what makes sense and what doesn't. Our creator gave us free will for a reason after all.

[@azariahmogire4858]

As I listen to you. I am steadily reminded of the verse that states everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. I have listened carefully and searched for what message God wants me to take home from this and not just what you would want me to hear. In spirit and in truth that is how I want to worship you, God.

[@scottward5957]

Thank you for your teaching Rabbi Manis

[@chitrathayaseelan]

Thank you for the fine revelation that you gave us. It is a great privilege to listen to you. I thank HaShem for this.

[@robhogate2312]

The guy is a false prophet that either doesn't even know the story or is lying

[@marykotuba6901]

I enjoy listening to you so much, Rabbi. I learned these stories differently as a Christian. You answered all the questions I had about these stories, & now they make more sense.

[@kazdara4878]

Did you really believe him saying that Mosa didn't believe God?

[@Sagittarius-81]

@@kazdara4878 Moses ends up reincarnated as the Carpenter. You think the Carpenter really believed in God? Fucker practically strung God up, himself.

[@jug5469]

I kinda wondered what I would have done. Surely he had his doubts. it’s just how much did he show that doubt to God.

[@ibnyasin]

Some unanswered questions: If the riff raff were to blame, why did God want to punish the Jews? If the Jews didn’t build the golden calf, how is it a lesson about them? Why did God forgive the Jews for something they did not do? Why is Moses not believing God when He told him about the golden calf a good leadership trait? Does that mean that believing in the Jewish people is more important than believing God? What happened to the riff raff?

[@hsaber7777]

I also like to add: Is the Samaritan part of the riff raff? why the Samaritan was never mentioned in the narration of the story?

[@ibnyasin]

@@hsaber7777 Modern scholars postulate the samiri is not Samaritan due to historical reasons, but comes from the Egyptian word for foreigner. They believe that samiri was an Egyptian Jew.

[@hsaber7777]

@@ibnyasin that is interesting and makes sense. Part of the story is that people of Moses, after they crossed, passed by a group of people who were worshipping a calf; could it be possible they got the idea from there?

[@ibnyasin]

@@hsaber7777 where is the reference to these people?

[@robhogate2312]

It doesn't take long to see that this guy has no clue

[@suenidasa6497]

Rabbi, I love listening to your wisdom. May you live long so I can always switch onto your videos.

[@shicohen8933]

Thanks my beloved Rabbe for your increadible wisdom

[@the7thage576]

Anytime someone says, “what it really means”...I take a step back

[@Lothar727]

How can this guy call himself a Rabbi when he does not even knows what is written in the scriptures he is teaching from? Exodus 32:4 1 Kings 12:28 He is making a lot of assumptions and interpretations not based on scripture. Not even from the Torah. Romans 10:2,3 ,,For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to accurate knowledge. For because of not knowing the righteousness of God but seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God."

[@glenstice5017]

Amen brother!

[@ricojaminola3352]

But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagine, what GOD has prepared for those who love him" - 1Corinthians 2:9

[@fredwifi8429]

At first I thought what he said was very insightful then I looked up the Bible and realized this guy was just making it up. What a crock.

[@Lk-km4ie]

You know the amount of mental gymnastics most religious scholars from all religions do to twist the verses and make them mean what they want to mean is mind-boggling and really shameful. The sooner they all admit that it's all Somarian myths and stories the sooner we can move on. The sad part is they all made their God that they worship miniscule, angry, willing to commit atrocities because he is a jealous God!

[@DredPiratWestley]

That’s really good insight, Rabbi! Thank you for this!

[@KingsleykSkorzeny]

Rabbi, your podcasts a full of wisdom Thank you

[@danimontana100]

Dear sir. I am jewish and was born and raised in Russia. I remember that all Russian hews were more like one, but when i came to visit in Israel I found out that there is a big division amongst jewish believers. All kinds of different denominations and it made me sad. Why is there a religious division? Thank you

[@johnnykay7411]

This is the same caste system still thriving in India where the Kalani Tribe, the priestly class of Hinduism serving Brahma (Abram later) and Krishna (the Christ later, as well), first began before being cursed for all time and driven out of India. The Hebrews began in India, the Untouchables are the Hebrews' lower class remnants still being exploited and derided after so many thousands of years in India to this day. Is(is) Ra El(ohim) needs some truth added to the mix these days.

[@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS]

@@johnnykay7411 I want lots of what you're smoking.

[@johnnykay7411]

@@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS Do your due diligence, and you won't have time to smoke.

[@stevenzapiler5806]

Kile, there is religious division, some big, some small and all kind of different denominations and that need not make you sad. It works better that way. With room to make minor adjustments, that gives people a way to be part of the bigger group and still feel that they are expressing their own path. That's how we still have Abrahamic faiths, although the three of them have differences. Kosher and Halal are close but different. No meat on Friday for Christians. None of these three "big divisions" prevent the grandchildren of Abraham from belonging to his family.

[@mimianwar5448]

I am sorry to remind you love God with all your heart and trust in His Judgement no matter what

[@dinushblau4247]

Thank you Rabbi Friedman for helping us all to understand God 🙏. May God bless you.

[@robhogate2312]

Nobody is learning to understand God when they are believing a false prophet who either doesn't know what the txt says or is purposely lying

[@dadedowuh]

This is the 3rd time watching this and I am truly grateful by you. My son Jacob likes it too and I sent it to his grandfather. I feel you have an uncanny insightful intuition to the truth as it was. Accurate for the family. Gentle

[@margielegrand9065]

Hi I am sis margie Legrand from NC Love your masses thanks

[@Heather73ism]

Thank you for a wonderful message may God 🙏 bless you 🙏🙏

[@SLVBULL]

You need to read the exodus verses you are being deceived.

[@lizgichora6472]

Thank you for the teaching.

[@Retarmy1]

I'm catholic but I love to hear what rabbis say

[@rebeccatrevino9296]

Thank you for clarifying the Word.

[@altinokz]

It’s so interesting because we also learn from Moshe’s behavior that whenever one of the parties violate the contract the contract terms are breached and exit strategy is applied.

[@jacksonogwindi1653]

Correct

[@apgx6032]

It’s a good job God doesn’t operate according to Moshe’s behaviour or He would have ditched the lot of us. A contract is quite different from God’s covenant/

[@altinokz]

@@apgx6032 He does

[@paveli1181]

Adam to God, "This woman you gave me", Aaron to Moses "These people you gave me". Yet this "teacher" manages to excuse Aaron and Jewish people from their sin, blaming it on their sojourners.. You don't need an excuses, you need salvation. 2nd Adam showed us how.

[@johnyhuizar7527]

Not only that. Did God not say "Do not trust man," so how will we take what was written to face value. I'm no rabbi, but to me the Torah or the Bible are not perfect. They are for us as individuals to interpret in good faith.

[@johnyhuizar7527]

@@ancientknowledgereturn912 huh?

[@johnyhuizar7527]

@@ancientknowledgereturn912 that was all my fault, I apologize for not reading through my brother lmao

[@johnyhuizar7527]

@@ancientknowledgereturn912 yeah, he doesnt seem sincere. Which is troublesome since hes supposed to be a rabbi.

[@johnyhuizar7527]

@@ancientknowledgereturn912 I've come to a an understanding that Jews are fairly critical in they aspects. They're reason not behind but parents of revenge behind Mossad. O may be, however this what was broke the camels back. I love this in all honesty. Makes us able to establish a thought of history at the forefront.

[@w1sdomseeker]

I am Korean. I have Hebrew Tanakh and the Bible translated into Korean and English(NIV), and I have read both Korean and English version but not the one in Hebrew as I can't read Hebrew. However, now I wish I can read the Torah in Hebrew. English(NIV) translation has written as below: 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 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." Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and take it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord." Moreover, in Korean version, it clearly states that "Aaron took what they handed him and take it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool." So, both Korean and English translation indicate that it was Aaron who made the golden calf with his own hands. Now I want to know what my Hebrew Tanakh says.. It will be a long journey to achieve, but I wish I can read Hebrew Tanakh someday. 🕯🙏🕯

[@barbaraweiss9398]

I am so glad that God does see us through tough times. Thank you Rabbi for taking a firm stand on truth.

[@_goodwin10k73]

At that site there are hundreds of calf drawings, all over the rocks where the calf stood a top of.

[@arm6075]

What site?

[@jayrazzouk133]

My Torah specifically says Aaron “fashioned” and “molded” the golden calf. See Exodus 32:4. The story of the gold making itself into a golden calf comes from Aaron’s account to Moses in verse 24. Either Moses lies to us in verse 4, or Aaron lied to Moses in verse 24. And given that whole chapter shows Aaron was a pushover and had no backbone during Moses’s absence, I would say Aaron’s account doesn’t have much credibility, and I would trust Moses’s account in verse 4.

[@mikematics4eva]

This is closer to the truth

[@krisschmidtke7397]

The idea for something being thrown into a fire or water to get an idol can be seen in other historical accounts outside of the Torah. The understanding that has been proposed by scholars who have studied the procedures described is that the priests would fashion the idol, and then make this declaration to the people. So, perhaps Aaron and the priests followed this process, which would explain the differing description.

[@lasorsat]

Interesting interpretation of the scriptures to exonerate the people from their sins. It doesn't follow what I have read in the Old Testament at all. Aaron is punished by God for what he had done.

[@gregsmith6139]

@@lasorsat talmudic nonsense. The mind of the Pharisee drags on.

[@andreypetrenko8470]

Lol. Wow he pronounces names in original Hebrew ... Except it doesn't sound like he actually read the exodus story judging by the contraindications he makes of plain and obvious bible versus

[@stevenquinlan8710]

I would of never figure Exodus out ever!!! I’m so happy to find your program too clearness thank you soooooo much!!!!!

[@Pulorn1]

Absolutely great story... Thank you... Rabbi Friedman...

[@naulitufui7747]

Thank you very much for revealing me the true meaning of the story

[@robhogate2312]

Thats not the "true meaning" of the story,in less then 5 mins he showed that he doesn't even know the story....there was no mystery about the story,there were no sorcerers that made the calf appear or a question about who said it was there god....it was aaron,read exodus it plainly says he took the gold and carved the calf and told them that

[@TylinaVespart]

What a beautiful story told this way, thank you

[@dannymangold]

Just beautifully told..thank you

[@benjahgafirigi5158]

Thank you so much Rabbi! Simply wonderful

[@robhogate2312]

Its simply false

[@patrickbly4170]

She's my daughter when she does something wonderful... But she's my wife's daughter when things get topsy turvy.

[@FZ2HELL]

😂😂😂😂It's a universal trend...... The oneness in all of us, irrespective of our religious or cultural denomination.

[@lazdelgado4377]

Very much enjoyed your program thank you

[@svetlanabarrow6026]

Yep. But even worse when he rapes her and destroys her and tortures her for his mistakes all her life further destroying her. Or maybe he is just like it.

[@tychocollapse]

Abrahamics don't understand your comment. You comment that a blaming of "others" occurs from Golden Calf here, while Exodus itself is portrayed as a Hebrew endeavor.

[@davidjoshua1075]

It takes time for people to get rid of their old ways. Sometimes it takes many years.

[@christopherfranklin3050]

Maybe a life time. We will oly becomeperfected when we are endowed with His Spirit and receive our resurrected bodies. We shall be like Him I John 3: 2

[@mollydonnellan3757]

Generations also I think.

[@mollydonnellan3757]

@@christopherfranklin3050 be with Him I think

[@susaraswessels5555]

The way of God was to difficult for the people, they suffered because of disobedience. So they created the golden calf (a way) which will take the responsibility away from them. Now they can eat and play. I say they went to a casino and gambled their life away because the majority of them died in the desert.

[@manuelakojetinsky8438]

Thank you/ Shalom 🌿🌿🌿

[@suenidasa3100]

Thanks Rav for a beautiful teaching.

[@zak876]

I never understood the story of the golden calf until now great explanation it’s makes so much sense now. Thank you 🙏 also I’m Muslim but I still enjoy your video knowledge is knowledge no matter where you get it from.

[@wandahall8919]

Every video this guy makes nothing makes sense to him he needs to shut up and talk no more

[@user-pk9yx6hy9z]

In Islam, it was not Aaron, peace be upon him, who made the calf, but rather a person named Samiri who made the calf for them. Aaron advised them not to do so, but they did not listen to him and he was unable to stop them. Aaron was a prophet. He did not tell them to worship a calf. This person called Samiri was the one who deceived them because the Jews at that time did not know God well, so Samiri took advantage of that. Rather, there is an event that occurred when the Children of Israel crossed the sea, and it is mentioned in the Qur’an: And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came upon a people who devoted themselves to their idols. They said, “O Moses, make for us a god as they have gods.” ۚ He said, “Indeed, you are an ignorant people. (138) Indeed, these are disgraced by what they are in, and what they used to do is void. (139) He said, ‘Is there a god other than Allah? Do I seek your god?’ He preferred you over The two worlds (140) Samiri paid attention to this and the opportunity was right when Moses went to speak to God in the mountain. He took advantage of the 40 nights during which Moses, peace be upon him, was absent, which is enough to make a golden calf. What added to the deception was that the calf was hollow. When it was completed, air would enter through some of the openings in the golden calf and emit sounds.

[@milliomareonmove]

Dear sir i love you teaching even though I am not a jew, your teaching and clarity of thought🙏🙏

[@9904345]

Kaha se ho bhai?

[@robhogate2312]

Hes not teaching anything because he has no clue what he's talking about,i kind of have a feeling hes never even read exodus because he cant even get the story straight

[@francinefreeman9472]

He’s not a Jew either, he’s not black.

[@ThomasMichaelElijahShelby]

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@abigailirvine3414]

Beautiful blessings rabbi thank you for your teachings

[@robhogate2312]

They are false teachings

[@razterizer]

I'm a Christian from Sweden and I found this very insightful. Shalom Mish'pahhah!

[@milkagarbo9156]

Love his wisdom and explanation

[@robhogate2312]

Explanation of his lack of knowledge,he doesn't even have the wisdom of knowing the exodus story

[@milkagarbo9156]

@John Connor white jew or black jew the most important you are binadam not peradam hehehe

[@__.J.C.__]

What an interesting commentary. I was listening to a morning prayer today that brought up the calf and it made me extremely curious as to why it even happened. This video satisfied my questions, thank you 🙏🏽

[@secure73]

Hello Rabbai, I need to sit down and learn everything from beginning again ,cause we are all huamm and he is GOD.

[@amitpotdar4357]

Exodus 32 does say he fashioned it with graving tool...

[@essams9734]

They said : “ We broke not The promise to thee, as far As lay in our power : But we were made to carry The weight of the ornaments Of the (whole) people, and we Threw them (into the fire), And that was what The Sāmirī suggested. “ Then he brought out (Of the fire) before the (people) The image of a calf : It seemed to low : So they said : ‘ This is Your god, and the god Of Moses, but (Moses) Has forgotten ! ’ ” . The holy Quran, Sūra 20, verses 87 & 88

[@DiDi1984-]

Gifted blessed teacher . Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@CohensBubba]

Thanks Rabbi for clarifying. The interesting thing is that it is all there as long as you know what you're reading.

[@guttss2353]

Aron took the gold and made it into a calf. Exodus 32:4- “he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said: 'This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'”

[@andrefreeman653]

You have to chapter and verse for me.

[@guttss2353]

Exodus 32:4

[@iTalEl0001]

It was not aaron rather samri

[@guttss2353]

@@iTalEl0001 read the chapter, it refers to Aron

[@TheShoshie10]

That was a beautifully inspiring and informative video

[@robhogate2312]

Its informing you with lies from a false prophet that cant even keep the story straight

[@catvonderahe1836]

Thank you so much. Fascinating to watch your videos. You have helped me so much.

[@alexeyram8661]

God bless you, Sir. I'm getting understanding of certain things in the Bible

[@Mr.Market777]

Exodus 32: 1"So the people gathered around Aaron and said to him: “Get up, make for us a god who will go ahead of us,b because we do not know what has happened to this Moses, the man who led us up out of the land of Egypt.” --Clearly they wanted to replace Moses with some God. Exodus 32:3 "So all the people began taking off the gold earrings that were in their ears and bringing them to Aaron". --Calf didn't just appear, he fashioned it with tools Exodus 32: 8 ‘This is your God, O Israel, who led you up out of the land of Egypt.’” --The Israelites said that to Aaron It goes on to show that Jehovah trusts those he puts in charge and takes their word as important and considers what they say individually. It also shows that God is a god of order and Judgment and decides what goes. They were heavy rectangles geeez, tomato tomato....Are we really going to start calling them cubes?

[@MoslemPerspective]

Islam rejected Aaron doing it. It's was someone else. Aaron is a prophet in Islam and sinless person. So, which is more logical?? A messenger of God that sinful or sinless??

[@witchkillerthrasher4002]

@@MoslemPerspective That man is Mr Sam (samiri)

[@SLVBULL]

Aaron built the calf with his own hands. It didn’t appear magically. I think the rabbi got confused here.

[@shoampeer]

Good lesson rabbi. If you could combine the “pasuk” as you tell the lesson it would be great. Or even say the verse in Hebrew so we know what you relate too. Thanks

[@stlouisix3]

Amazing explanation of this wonderful event, Rabbi!

[@Crusader-George]

Bruh

[@marcokite]

Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us - St Louis IX pray for us

[@matthewgonzalez9034]

God Bless you Rabbi ❤❤❤

[@ValRoyD]

“It doesn’t make sense” Ummm, these are the same people that complained about a God that had just delivered them from their enslavers by dividing the Red Sea. So yeah, it makes complete sense. Derp!!

[@diegocarranza5930]

Bet you would complain too if you where in the desert without a home in those conditions

[@ValRoyD]

@@diegocarranza5930 Obviously you would, you ingrate.

[@crazygamer-mr6nr]

Chill 🤣

[@Totonhopaixao]

Also, the scripture literally says that GOD told Moses about it. This guy is clearly trying to deceive people.

[@btrueeth]

Also, the tablets were tablets. I am not sure if the premise that they were cubes is right. Just because the ark was like a box doesn't make the tablets cubes. The ark contained more than just the tablets.

[@mollydonnellan3757]

I listened to and think of how you tell to watch and read closely To pay attention THANK YOU

[@KTChamberlain]

I'm a Lutheran, and I've looked and listened to many people talk about the Bible and many things they take away from it. Yours, sir, is the best explanation I've heard regarding a question that always baffled me since childhood: "Why did the Israelites ask to make the Golden Calf?" The only short answer I found was that miracles don't always do the job of swaying non-believers like we see in Elijah's wager against the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings. Yours was the long--but necessary--answer to that question. Thank you.

[@ladymoonsong9]

That one time when Moses learned the importance of using the word "approximately" or the phrase "give or take...."

[@lauraboin6284]

I think it makes more sense to blame Aaron and the people than sorceres and magicians that weren't mentioned in the passages.

[@user-zh6vx9fc7y]

As long as you don't have an oral torah you will never be able to understand the text. Just remember that in translation you always depend on oral tradtion because part of the oral tradition is the vowel system in hebrew that is not written inside a sefer torah, only in print.

[@ruisantos5588]

​@@user-zh6vx9fc7ywhat's the difference from oral tradition and Torah? And how the oral tradition is so important to the context?

[@Theperspectiveplus]

This narrative completely exonerate the Israelites and puts the blame on others MD misses the point 👉

[@krahniumblue5150]

The real question is why Aaron wasn't put to death for idolatry?

[@rudellward9958]

It sounds like the people couldn't wait to get rid of Moses. They got the times confused by one day. And that's all it took for them to turn away from him? They couldn't give him an extra couple of days a week? And didn't they just come out of captivity slavery? Did the gold come from I never knew slaves to have gold.

[@vaeluagaomatagielisara6244]

Amazing. Thank you so much

[@redmimic5532]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for this!!

[@comprehendeth92]

I think there are things added to this that aren't found in the scriptures. Perhaps in an effort to excuse the behavior of Aaron.

[@jcharais]

Doesn't sound like he read this. Exodus 32 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.”

[@mandycote5662]

What's interesting about this story is that God sent Aaron AS the prophet of God- which he was by calling from God- to God- for God and God sent Moses who was called from God - to God- for God as a prophet of God and was sent LIKE God to pharoah- the golden calf was made from the jewelry God allowed them to have from their enemies- and their enemy never hesitated -people mention the story of the Exodus like Aaron wasn't much of a participant -like Moses went alone- Aaron spoke for Moses while God told Moses what to say to Aaron- both being blood brothers physically and spiritually- then Marian a natural sister and sister in the Lord cursed with leprosy for her antics against Moses while Moses allowing to have leprosy on his hand after putting it on his chest under his clothing for a lesson in the school room of the Holy spirit There is not a line in the writ of script that can't be expanded on and deeply should God allow- I was allowed to SEE this in the spirit

[@SLVBULL]

Correct

[@rus191]

Shalom, thanks for such a teaching now make sense

[@VICTOR-ul1lo]

wow,. thank you Rabbi

[@Theroadsarehazy]

This is why religion is just a game. The Rabbi mispoke. He says “a golden calf has never happened again”, incorrect, see 1 Kings 12:28, “Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.” KJV. That occurred after Mt Sinai in the biblical kingdom periods and the Torah attests to this idol worship in many instances. See 2 Kings 17:7-16 and 2 Kings 21. Sorry Rabbi, but we don’t like misinformation...

[@matthewazrieli9893]

Lol if you listened to this whole video and then took it to mean that he was talking about a *literal* golden calf, you’ve missed the point entirely. The kings in the kingdom period were often corrupt, sinful, and idolatrous. The golden calf as per this story was a sin committed by the entirety of Israel.

[@elijahschlichter1496]

@@matthewazrieli9893 not to difficult when the entirety of Isreal was small and in that physical location. I think their points stand. Whether the point is important is a different topic. I think throughout all the Bible and Torah one thing is always clear, man is weak.

[@matthewazrieli9893]

@@geosdev if you think that information you’ve read in English, translated from Latin, translated from Greek, translated from Aramaic, translated from Hebrew is definitive and not significantly altered, you’re welcome to that delusion

[@matthewazrieli9893]

@@geosdevOnce again your response betrays your ignorance; there are no nekudot in the Torah :)

[@matthewazrieli9893]

@@geosdev oh man I didn’t know you had access to the Dead Sea scrolls! Don’t leave them in the trunk of your car for too long that would not be good. By the way - your appeal to ancient texts that you can’t even read isn’t even the point. Your comprehension is what’s faltering here - a literalist approach to what this rabbi is saying is either disingenuous or dumb

[@Akitorbenov]

As a Christian, thank you for this explanation.

[@batmanwgd]

You’re a fool to have the truth and listen to this man’s clear lies. Read the text!!!!!

[@pastormrslydiaanti-asare282]

Thank you very much for this Rabbi. It all makes sense now.

[@robhogate2312]

I really hope you're not actually a pastor if you could listen to this and think anything other then what is he talking about,with in 5 mins he shows he is either clueless about what the txt says or is lying....plus what didn't make sense????aaron made a golden calf idol and said this is the god that led you out of Egypt,then when moses confronted him he lied and said idk we threw the gold in and a calf appeared Like i said im hoping i miss read your screen name or something,because a disciple of God and teacher of his word should know in minutes that this guy is a false prophet that is omitting and twisting the word of God and miss leading ppl

[@SLVBULL]

Are you serious or just ignorant that you can see the lie

[@DunhillCylharz]

Thank you so much Rabbi ✨💫✨

[@u.y.3643]

Beautiful explanation.!... we only want Hashem, no substitutes.!...thank you Rabbi Friedman for sharing your Torah thoughts with us.

[@robhogate2312]

Not sharing thoughts on the Torah because it doesn't say what hes claiming it does,this man is not a teacher of God but a teacher of lies

[@brianwoo8877]

Exodus 32v4 And he (Aaron) 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.

[@melange28]

also read exodus 32:24 ... gold in fire, out comes calf.

[@brianwoo8877]

@@melange28 , Yes verse 24 is Aaron's account of what happened. He lied.

[@davidmaciasisaza]

Hashem always guide you. Thank you for spreading truth and love through this. שלום שלום

[@robhogate2312]

Hes a false prophet spreading lies....sorry

[@davidmaciasisaza]

@@robhogate2312 Hashem always guide you. Thank you for spreading truth and love through this. שלום שלום

[@jeffjohnson-nq4mq]

Thank you for the no nonsense teachings of the WORD

[@genernator]

WRONG: Exodus 32:4 clearly states that Aaron indeed fashioned the idol with a tool. Exodus 32:24 states that Aaron tried to distance himself by saying "out came this idol" as if it happened miraculously. The same way that Adam shifted the blame to Eve when confronted by God.

[@robhogate2312]

I really wish i could give your post multiple thumbs ups

[@mtalk828]

⚀ Listen to yourself - So, righteous Aaron committed idolatry which warrants death, he then lied to Moses, and Moses then let him off the hook, an act of corruption ! smh ... Incredible ! ... I hate to say but your interpretation is so far from the truth because of your Christian Bible translations.

[@robhogate2312]

@@mtalk828 not an interpretation,also it lines up perfectly with the Judeo Christian God who has given his creations chance after chance to do right....the God who knew from the beginning that the ppl he created would lie and disobey him,who knew that adam,eve,cain,aaron and so on would be sinners yet made them and every other sinner but had the plan to save them all by sending his son to die from the beginning....you and this "rabbi" seem think you need to make up Egyptian sorcerers who magically made the calf to excuse aaron's sin and the sins of the children of Israel,me i know and dont shy from the fact that all men are sinners including aaron...that fact shows me even more how great God truly is and just how forgiving he is....the story of exodus is a great example he preformed a multitude of miracles to free those ppl and they repaid him by looking for a reason to turn their backs on him and disobeying his commands right away....the first time they didn't have a babysitter they made a golden calf to worship but then the loving God gave them another chance....i dont care how many time you call him the righteous he was a man and what are men????men are sinners he was a sinner like ever other person in the Torah/old testament,like ever person today including you,this "rabbi" and me....you're all over this comment section talking about miss translations so then you read Hebrew and have read an untranslated copy of the Torah right????also so if all of the translations are so bad which they'd have to be because you're claiming that it left out a whole group of ppl,a murder,a whole inner dialogue and so on which is what you are saying,then answer one question for me.....why would any jew who was taught to read Hebrew switch to Christianity after see how badly the holy book was butchered????why wouldn't everyone of them look at it an say "well i know this is wrong so how can i trust the rest?"????you have ppl who speak/read Hebrew that will use the non translated to defend the translated,are you calling them stupid or liars????ill give you though yes you will never have a txt translated perfectly from one language to another,but for this guy to be correct then there would have to be all kinds of information left out of the translations....so again making my point of why would ppl who speak Hebrew convert after seeing how badly the bible translators decimated the Torah/old testament,why would ppl who read/speak Hebrew not only defend what's coming from the bible after seeing how badly they translated it but also use the non translated to defend the translated and their arguments???? also got to point out the weird "logic" of this "rabbi" well a box is a cube so ifto facto a tablet is a cube.....what????its besides the point but wow Back to my main you apparently have no faith in the God of the Torah/old testament and his abilities,you seem to think he is so inept he cant make sure that his word is given to non Hebrew reading/speaking ppl....that he doesn't have the ability to make sure that these ppl translating can't get his word and message correct even if its not able to always be a word for word copy....but its not surprising i mean you're run around this comment section defending this "rabbi" who is not only trying to come up with excuses for the sins of aaron and the children of Israel but also claiming their God is stupid and inept....making the claim that moses out smarted their God by saying basically moses smashed the "cube" tablets and said nope you cant punish them because i didn't give them the law yet,which he seems to be forgetting that they already entered the covenant before moses went up the mountain....also that he had to implore God not to destroy them for breaking his law before going down the mountain I could keep going but this is to long already,plain and simple you need to stop following this false prophet because you won't like were you'll go

[@mtalk828]

@@robhogate2312 - Ok ... but I couldn't help but catch your words, Rob. You stated Gd "had the plan to save them all by sending his son to die from the beginning." May I ask save us from what? Whenever Gd saves in the Hebrew scriptures, its a deliverance from people at enmity against His people.

[@robhogate2312]

@@mtalk828 he sent his son to save us from ourselves,from our sins....the only person to blame for a mans sins is the man....nothing makes man sin,the satan may tempt man like he tempted the children of Israel to turn from God but he didn't make them sin....he tempted aaron to sin and make an idol,but aaron collected the gold aaron fashioned said gold with tools,aaron made the idol....this "rabbi" is skipping verses to relieve aaron of his sin and saying see he just threw it in the fire and Egyptian sorcerers made it into a calf

[@loumachado6447]

Love it!! I just recently learned that my descendants were of the tribe of Levi!!

[@ruthnoahide9052]

Hi. How did you learn about your tribe?

[@themosinguy6508]

You should try to find out if you’re also descended from Kohanim

[@anthonyjames4319]

Woah that’s awesome.

[@Adam50457]

Now you KNOW why Levi Jeans are in Demand and TOUGH as Nails

[@loumachado6447]

@@ruthnoahide9052 Machado, Maccabee....Levi tribe means “hammer of God”! Súper kool 😎😇🤗

[@lucifereveningstar9361]

This was the most satisfying video I have ever seen thank you

[@Nana_Amprofi]

Wow! Rabbi makes everything so so so easy to understand relating it to the Bible.

[@kaladji]

This is very interesting. This narrative differs greatly from the Quranic Narrative: [ Allah ] said, "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?" He [Moses] said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased." [ Allah ] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray." So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?" They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw." And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot." Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit? And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order." They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us." [Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray, From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?" [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' " [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?" He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me." [Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast. Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge." Thus, [O Muhammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us the Qur'an. [Quran, 20:83-99] We, as Muslims, do believe that the Quran, the final revelation, was sent down to clarify the teachings that were distorted, by the corrupt scholars, in the previous books [Torah, Gospel, etc.] Thank you for the explanation. I would like to recommend that you read the Quran, and perhaps these stories will make more sense to you and your viewers.

[@kaladji]

Also, a little side note: We strongly believe that Propeht Aaron (peace be upon him) had nothing to do with the calf. Aaron is a Prophet of Allah and would never do such a thing. We also believe that Samiri was the person who caused the people to deviate. We believe that Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) broke the tablet out of anger, and also that Prophet Moses would never belie Allah or be in disbelief over what he says. We believe that the people, like I said earlier, were led astray by Samiri, and took the calf as a god, and not as a leader. We believe that Prophet Aaron was appointed as the leader. Lastly, we believe that Prophet Muhammad was the final Prophet and Messenger sent to the whole of humanity [the Jews and non-Jews]. The Quran is the final revelation that is a light and guide for humanity, and a clarification of the distortion that is the other books, and a confirmation of the message of the previous Prophets and Messengers. I do strongly recommend you to read the Quran.

[@jeremiahzeiset]

Exodus 32:10 And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Aaron did make the calf.

[@lindvallolle]

Exactly! Why does the Rabbi explain it like it was done by egyptian sorcerers? I don´t get it?

[@comson68]

@@lindvallolle Because he wants to lessen as much as possible the Jews direct guilt of an act against God by attributing it to the influence of non Jews, perhaps. The thought that the Jews could have done such a blasphemous act all by themselves upsets or disturbs him. I look forward to second opinions from other religious leaders to clarify this issue - were the Jews solely responsible for this act or were they victims to the influences by outside sources?

[@mtalk828]

Exodus 32:4 states he took earrings from them and "fashioned" it. The word fashioned does not mean he created an image of a calf. It meant he meshed the earrings together

[@jeremiahzeiset]

@@mtalk828 Either way, the point is that Aaron did it, not the riff-raff from Egypt. Sadly, this man is twisting scripture, or more pointedly, blatantly lying about scripture. I don't know why or what he stands to gain from it, but what he says is just not true.

[@mtalk828]

@@jeremiahzeiset - Again, righteous Aaron of blessed memory, did not create the golden calf. Exodus 32:4 states he took earrings from them (the multitude) and "fashioned" it. The word fashioned here in Hebrew does not mean he created. It meant he meshed the jewelry together to stall them from their evil intentions. In addition, in verse 24, Aaron explains to Moses that after it was "fashioned together" by him, he threw it into the fire. But ... to his surprise, out came the golden calf. He was not lying. In Exodus 12:38, it shows us a mix multitude indeed, coverted to Jewish monotheism and came out of Egypt with the Hebrew slaves. This mix multitude had gold in their possession to make idols. And it so happened coming from Egypt, verse 24 gives us a hint of satanic sorcery was involved in the creation of calf. Please read carefully before condemning. Do you speak Hebrew? Can you study the Torah like the Rabbi can in his native tongue??? Regards 🙏🏽

[@thekingdom7059]

So blessed by the Rabbi explanation. The name Manis is my country means Sweet. Sweet greetings from Indonesia

[@joelleeeverett9169]

Thanks Rabbi Friedman. Love you brother

[@africanandproud6792]

A great leader argues on behalf of the people? So a great leader would rather believe the people than God? Nonsense.

[@adamhatfield9894]

Thank you Rabbi for this teaching. I did have one question if you don’t mind. If the tablets were two cubes that filled the Ark of the Covenant, how did Aaron’s rod that budded flowers and almonds fit in the ark for the time God instructed it to be there?

[@ColorFun4Me]

The tablets were not cubes. The rabbi is injecting his kabballah theology. It involves using mystic interpretations. The Torah says tablets not cubes. Cubes hold a mystic symbology. The Rabbi means well but do your own Torah reading.

[@anahi977]

thanks so much for this videos,

[@johannesschuster256]

Rabbi Friedman, you are the best achaeologist in the world i know. The thing with the cubes one commendment on each side, that is brilliant. Archaeology is "the teaching of the origins". That s what it is. Thanks a million times for that lession.