THE GOLDEN CALF CHRISTIANITY

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• Revelation 146 And I saw another angel fly in
  the midst of heaven, having the everlasting
  gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
  earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
  tongue, and people,
• 147 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and
  give glory to him for the hour of his judgment
  is come and WORSHIP him that made heaven, and
  earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
• 149 And the third angel followed them, saying
  with a loud voice, If any man WORSHIP THE BEAST
  and his image, and receive his mark in his
  forehead, or in his hand,
• 1410 The same shall drink of the wine of the
  wrath of God,

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History of Israel

• 1 Corinthians 1011 Now all these things happened
  unto them for ENSAMPLES and they are written for
  our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world
  are come.
• Ensample too'-pos tupos
• specifically a sampler (type), that is, a model
  (for imitation) or instance (for warning) - en-
  (ex-) ample, fashion, figure, form, manner,
  pattern, print.

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• Israel Gods professed people
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• Egypt The world
• Canaan Heaven

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• 1. Israel In Bondage (Exodus 111-12, 1413,30)
• All deliverance done by God. Israel had no merit
• 2. Sign of deliverance (Exodus 1222-23)
• Blood of the lamb on the door post
• 3. The delivered Isralites were baptised (1
  Corinthians 101,2)
• 4. Now they had a wilderness to Cross
• 5. They needed manna and water to cross (Exodus
  1615)

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MOUNT SINAI EXPERIENCE

• Exodus 193 And Moses went up unto God, and the
  LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying,
  Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and
  tell the children of Israel
• 194 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians,
  and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and
  brought you unto myself.
• 195 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
  indeed, and KEEP MY COVENANT, then ye shall be a
  peculiar treasure unto me above all people for
  all the earth is mine
• 196 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
  priests, and an holy nation. These are the
  words which thou shalt speak unto the children of
  Israel.

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• Exodus 197 And Moses came and called for the
  elders of the people, and laid before their faces
  all these words which the LORD commanded him.
• 198 And all the people answered together, and
  said, ALL THAT THE LORD HATH SPOKEN WE WILL DO.
  And Moses returned the words of the people unto
  the LORD.

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• Jeremiah 3132 Not according to THE COVENANT that
  I made with their fathers in the day that I
  took them by the hand to bring them out of the
  land of Egypt which my covenant they brake,
  although I was AN HUSBAND UNTO THEM, saith the
  LORD
• THE COVENANT LIKENED TO MARRIAGE

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THE TERMS OF THE COVENANT

• Exodus 201 And God SPAKE ALL THESE WORDS,
  saying,
• 202 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought
  thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
  of bondage.

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THE MARRIAGE NOT BED OF ROSES

• Exodus 321 And 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 el-o-heem, 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.

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Who caused these problems?

• The MIXED MULTITUDE that came up with the
  Israelites from Egypt were a source of continual
  temptation and trouble. They professed to have
  renounced idolatry and to worship the true God
  but their early education and training had molded
  their habits and character, and they were more or
  less corrupted with idolatry and with irreverence
  for God. They were oftenest the ones to stir up
  strife and were the first to complain, and they
  leavened the camp with their idolatrous practices
  and their murmurings against God. PP 408.3

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• Exodus 322 And 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.
• 323 And all the people brake off the golden
  earrings which were in their ears, and brought
  them unto Aaron.
• 324 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.

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• They might, at this time, have been learning
  precious lessons, which the Lord was ready to
  give them, if they had trusted fully in him. But
  the result of their murmurings and unbelief was
  that Aaron made them A GOLDEN CALF TO REPRESENT
  GOD. He proclaimed this idol to be God, and a
  great deal of enthusiasm was created over this
  false god. RH, September 6, 1906 par. 13

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Renewed worship service

• Exodus 325 And when Aaron saw it, he built AN
  ALTAR BEFORE IT and Aaron made proclamation, and
  said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
• 326 And they rose up early on the morrow, and
  offered burnt offerings, and brought peace
  offerings and the people sat down to eat and to
  drink, and rose up to play.

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Whose people are they?

• Exodus 327 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get
  thee down for thy people, which thou broughtest
  out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted
  themselves
• 328 They have TURNED ASIDE QUICKLY OUT of the
  way which I commanded them they have made them a
  molten calf, and HAVE WORSHIPPED IT, and have
  sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy
  gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of
  the land of Egypt.

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Terms of the covenant broken

• Exodus 3219 And it came to pass, as soon as he
  came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf,
  and the dancing and Moses' anger waxed hot, and
  he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake
  them beneath the mount.

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• God had signified that He disowned His people. He
  had spoken of them to Moses as "thy people, which
  thou broughtest out of Egypt. PP 318.4
• To show his abhorrence of their crime, he threw
  down the tables of stone, and they were broken in
  the sight of all the people, thus signifying that
  as they had broken their covenant with God, so
  God had broken His covenant with them. PP
  320.1

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Moses pleads with God

• Exodus 3211 And Moses besought the LORD his God,
  and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot
  against THY PEOPLE, which thou hast brought forth
  out of the land of Egypt with great power, and
  with a mighty hand?
• 3212 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and
  say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay
  them in the mountains, and to consume them from
  the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce
  wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

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GOLDEN CALF WORSHIP

• Exodus 3217 And when Joshua heard the noise of
  the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses,
  There is a noise of war in the camp.
• 3218 And he said, It is not the voice of
  them that shout for mastery, neither is it
  the voice of them that cry for being overcome
  but the noise of them that SING do I hear.
• 3219 And it came to pass, as soon as he came
  nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, AND THE
  DANCING and Moses' anger waxed hot,

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• As they drew near the encampment, they beheld the
  people shouting and dancing around their idol. It
  was a scene of heathen riot, an imitation of the
  idolatrous feasts of Egypt but HOW UNLIKE THE
  SOLEMN AND REVERENT WORSHIP OF GOD! Moses was
  overwhelmed. He had just come from the presence
  of God's glory, and though he had been warned of
  what was taking place, he was unprepared for that
  dreadful exhibition of the degradation of Israel.
  PP 320.1

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The people Rose up to Dance
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The Central theme of Revelation is Worship Not
WHO but WHEN and HOWwho is to blame?
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• Exodus 3221 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did
  this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so
  great a sin upon them?
• 3222 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my
  lord wax hot thou knowest the people, that they
  are set on mischief.
• 3223 For they said unto me, 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.
• 3224 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any
  gold, let them break it off. So they gave it
  me then I cast it into the fire, and there came
  out this calf.

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• The fellow laborer of Moses, who was left with
  the solemn charge of the people in his absence,
  heard them uttering complaints that Moses had
  left them, and expressing a desire to return to
  Egypt yet, THROUGH FEAR OF OFFENDING THE PEOPLE,
  he was silent. He did not stand up boldly for
  God, but to please the people he made a golden
  calf. He seemed to be asleep to the beginning of
  the evil. When the first rebellious word was
  spoken, Aaron might have checked it but so
  fearful was he of offending the people that he
  apparently united with them and was finally
  persuaded to make a golden calf for them to
  worship. 4T 514.2

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• Such a crisis demanded a man of firmness,
  decision, and unflinching courage one who held
  the honor of God above popular favor, personal
  safety, or life itself. But the present leader of
  Israel was not of this character. Aaron feebly
  remonstrated with the people, but his wavering
  and timidity at the critical moment only rendered
  them the more determined. The tumult increased. A
  blind, unreasoning frenzy seemed to take
  possession of the multitude AARON FEARED FOR HIS
  OWN SAFETY and instead of nobly standing up for
  the honor of God, he yielded to the demands of
  the multitude. . PP 316, 317

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A faithful Remnant

• There were some who remained true to their
  covenant with God, but the greater part of the
  people joined in the apostasy. A few who ventured
  to denounce the proposed image making as
  idolatry, were set upon and roughly treated, and
  in the confusion and excitement they finally lost
  their lives. PP 316, 317

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Critical or sympathetic?

• Exodus 3231 And Moses returned unto the LORD,
  and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great
  sin, and have made them gods of gold.
• 3232 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--
  and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book
  which thou hast written.

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• In the example of Moses pleading for the
  children of Israel, is represented the position
  that we should take in regard to the people of
  God, however erring, or weak, or defective they
  may be. RH, October 3, 1893 par. 13

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Israel Repented

• Exodus 331 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart,
  and go up hence, thou and the people which thou
  hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto
  the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac,
  and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give
  it
• 332 And I will send an angel before thee and I
  will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and
  the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and
  the Jebusite
• 333 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey
  for I will not go up in the midst of thee for
  thou art a stiffnecked people lest I consume
  thee in the way.

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• Exodus 334 And when the people heard these evil
  tidings, they mourned and no man did put on him
  his ornaments.
• 335 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto
  the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked
  people I will come up into the midst of thee in
  a moment, and consume thee therefore now put off
  thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to
  do unto thee.
• 336 And the children of Israel stripped
  themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

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• The things you have described as taking place in
  Indiana, the Lord has shown me would take place
  just before the close of probation. Every uncouth
  thing will be demonstrated. There will be
  shouting, with drums, music, and dancing. The
  senses of rational beings will become so confused
  that they cannot be trusted to make right
  decisions. And this is called the moving of the
  Holy Spirit. 2SM 36.2

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• Revelation 146 And I saw another angel fly in
  the midst of heaven, having the everlasting
  gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
  earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
  tongue, and people,
• 147 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and
  give glory to him for the hour of his judgment
  is come and worship him that made heaven, and
  earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

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• A revival and a reformation MUST TAKE PLACE
  under the ministration of the Holy Spirit.
  Revival and reformation are two different things.
  Revival signifies a renewal of spiritual life, a
  quickening of the powers of mind and heart, a
  resurrection from the spiritual death.
  Reformation signifies a reorganization, a change
  in ideas and theories, habits and practices.

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• Reformation will not bring forth the good fruit
  of righteousness unless it is connected with the
  revival of the Spirit. Revival and reformation
  are to do their appointed work, and in doing this
  work they must blend.-- Review and Herald, Feb.
  25, 1902.