But our ancestors refused to obey him. They pushed him away and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
In context
37This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ 38This is the man who was in the assembly in the desert, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our ancestors; he received living words to hand on to us. 39But our ancestors refused to obey him. They pushed him away and in their hearts turned back to Egypt, 40saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods to go ahead of us. As for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.’ 41In those days they made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and celebrated the work of their own hands.
