an everlasting covenant.

He is an everlasting sign between me and the children of Israel. For in six days the LORD
made heaven and earth: but in the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

And when the LORD had spoken unto Moses in mount Sinai, he gave him two tables of the testimony, which were of stone, written with the finger of God.
(Exodus)
Chapter 32
Idolatry with the cast calf.

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come out of the mount, they gathered themselves together against Aaron, and said unto him, Arise, and make us gods to go before us. For we know not what befell this man Moses, which brought us up out of the land of Egypt.

And Aaron said unto them: Tear off the earrings of gold from the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.

And all the people plucked off their earrings of gold from their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

And he took it from their hands, and drew it out with a stylus, and made a cast calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it, and proclaimed, saying, To morrow is the feast of the LORD.

And they arose early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings.
And afterward the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they ceased to play.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, get thee down: for thy people, which thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.

They went quickly out of the way which I commanded them. And they made them a cast calf, and worshipped it, and sacrificed unto it, saying, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

And the LORD said unto Moses, I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

And now let my wrath be kindled against them, and devour them, and I will make thee a great nation.

And Moses besought the LORD his God, saying, O LORD, why will thy wrath be kindled against thy people, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt with great strength and with a mighty hand?

Why should the Egyptians say, saying: He hath brought them out to their evil, to slay them in the mountains, and to destroy them from off the face of the earth? Turn away the fury of
thine anger, and be merciful to the wickedness of thy people.

Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom thou swarest by thyself, and promisedst unto them: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and all the land which I have promised I will give unto your seed, and they shall possess it for ever.

So the LORD repented of the evil which he was about to do unto his people.

And Moses turned, and came down from the mount, having in his hand two tables of the testimony written on both sides.

And God had made them Himself, and had dug the writing therein Himself.

And it came to pass, when Joshua heard the cry of the people, that they shouted, that he said unto Moses, There is a shout in the camp, as in the battle.

And he answered, It is not a cry one against another, of them that are subject, and of them that are under: but I hear a cry of a singing.

And when he was come nigh unto the camp, and saw the calf and the round dance, he was enraged with wrath, and cast the tables out of his hand, and brake them in pieces at the bottom of the mountain.

And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and sprinkled it upon the waters, and gave it to the children of Israel to drink.

And said unto Aaron, What have the people done unto thee, that thou hast committed so great a sin?

And Aaron said, My lord let not his anger be kindled. Thou knowest that this people is wicked.

And they said unto me, Make us gods to go before us: for we know not the way of this man Moses, which brought us up out of the land of Egypt.

And I said unto them: He that hath gold, let him pluck it off, and give it me. And I cast it into the fire; and out of it came the calf.

And it came to pass, when Moses saw that the people were loosed, (for Aaron had loosed them with a gossip, that he might bring them to nought,) that the people were loosed, 26. And he entered into the gate of the camp, and said, Come unto me, ye that belong to the LORD. And all the children of Levi were gathered unto him.

And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Gird every man his sword upon his loins, and pass through from gate to gate in the lay, and slay every man his brother, and his friend, and his neighbour.

And the children of Levi did as Moses had said unto them, and they fell that day of the people three thousand men.
29; And Moses said, Fill your hands this day with the LORD, every man with his son, and with his brother; that a blessing may be upon you this day.

And Moses said unto the people in the morning, Ye have sinned a great sin: now will I go up unto the LORD, and see if I may make reconciliation for your sin.

And when Moses returned unto the LORD, he said, Alas, the people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

Now therefore forgive them their sin. If not, blot me also out of thy book which thou hast written.

And the LORD said unto Moses, What? I will blot out of my book him that sinneth against me.

Go therefore, and lead the people, whither I have said unto thee. Behold, my angel shall go before thee. I will punish their sin when my time comes to punish them.

So the LORD punished the people, because they had made the calf which Aaron had made.
(Exodus)
Chapter 33
Moses prays for the people and desires to see the glory of the Lord.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee hence, thou, and the people which thou hast brought 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.

And I will send an angel before thee, and will cast out the Canaanites, and the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites; 3. Into the land where milk and honey flow within. I will not go up with thee: for thou art a stiffnecked people. I would devour thee by the way.

And when the people heard this wicked speech, they suffered affliction, and no man wore his ornaments upon him.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people. I will come upon thee suddenly, and will destroy thee. And now put away thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what I shall do unto thee.

So the children of Israel put off their ornaments from before mount Horeb.

And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without, before the camp, and called it a tabernacle of the congregation. And whosoever would inquire of the LORD must go out unto the tabernacle of the congregation before the camp.

And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people arose, and entered every man into his tent, and watched him until he came into the tabernacle.

And it came to pass, when Moses was come into the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and talked with Moses.

And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing in the door of the tabernacle; and they arose, and bowed themselves every man in the door of his tabernacle.

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And when he returned to the camp, Joshua his servant the son of Nun, the young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

And Moses said unto the LORD, Behold, thou sayest unto me, Bring up the people, and let me not know whom thou wilt send with me, when thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast found grace in mine eyes.

If then I have found grace in thine eyes, let me know thy way, that I may know thee, and find grace in thine eyes. And behold, this people is thy people.

And he said, Let my face go, and I will guide thee.

And he said unto him, If thy face go not, bring us not up thence.

For how shall it be known that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight, except thou walk with us? that I and thy people may be glorified before all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

And the LORD said unto Moses, What thou hast spoken now will I do: for thou hast found grace in mine eyes, and I know thee by name.

And he said, Let me see thy glory.

And he said: I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and will cause the name of the LORD to be preached before thee. And to whom