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We now move to chapter 33 of Exodus. One of the keys to understanding chapter 33 is that it follows chapter 32. The people of Israel thought Moses had been gone too long on the mountain, they didn’t know what had become of him. They insisted Aaron make a god to go before them. They hadn’t heard anything from Jehovah for forty days and decided they needed another god; any god would do, apparently.
So Aaron told them to tear off the gold rings which were in their ears and from the gold he fashioned a golden calf. Then they, and we don’t know for certain who they are, said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
Interesting use of the plural in the phrase “these are your gods.” There’s just one calf there. Then, making this story even more intriguing, Aaron built an altar before it - obviously for the purpose of worship - and made a proclamation, saying, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to Jehovah.”
Now the phrase ‘these are your gods’ comes into focus. They weren’t trying to cast off Jehovah, they were adding the golden calf. You can take the people out of Egypt, but it’s hard to get Egypt out of the people. The Egyptian god, Apis, was a sacred bull worshiped in the Memphis region. He was the son of Hathor, mother of the sun god Ra, the symbolic mother of the pharaohs. He was the god of fertility and represented the strength and vitality of the Pharaoh.
They wanted Jehovah, but they also wanted the calf, made of gold, the god of fertility and virility and power. There is a great lesson in this story. You can’t have both. But many try, and you can be sure, God will not be pleased with it.
They held a great feast and began to dance before it in a lewd way. When Moses and Joshua came down from the mountain, Joshua said, “There is the sound of war in the camp.” Moses replied, “That is not the sound of war - of triumph or defeat - the sound of singing is what I hear.”
Moses then became angry and threw down the tablets of the Law which God had given him, ground the golden calf into powder and made the people drink it. Then, he called out, “Whoever is for Jehovah, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves to Moses. He told them to strap on swords and purge the camp.
Then we come to chapter 33. God told Moses to move the people from that place and go toward the land He had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. There are great lessons and applications out of this story.
I. God is Faithful to His Promises
 God promised this land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and He is faithful to His promises. He told Moses to, “go up to a land flowing with milk and honey.”
 He also said, however, that He would send an angel before them to drive out their enemies, but He would not go up in their midst because they were an obstinate and rebellious people, lest He destroy them along the way.
A. His mercies are new every morning
 Every person here has failed at one time or another and therefore we understand that if God gave us what we deserved, we would be in great trouble. By God’s mercy, He does not give us what we deserve.
 This was certainly the low point of Israel’s relationship to God thus far. They were in fact a rebellious people. Therefore, God said that He would send an angel before them to destroy their enemies, but that He himself would not go up in their midst, lest God destroy them on the way.
 I’m convinced God was saying this for no other reason than mercy. He is holy in every way and knew that if they were going to continue being stiff-necked and obstinate that He couldn’t be in their midst or they would be destroyed.
Illus - The neck represents the attitude. We had many kids and there is a vast difference of reactions when you place your hand on the neck of a child with a willing heart. They welcome your hand and are comforted by it, but if their heart is not right, they resist it.
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