Apostasy and Intercession

06/09/2025 12 min
Apostasy and Intercession

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Episode Synopsis


Key Verses: Exodus 32



Key Questions





Why do the people make a calf? What does this say about how fear and impatience can cause us to recreate false security from our past, even if it enslaved us?



Why does Moses break the tablets? Does this act serve as protest, lament, or judgment?



How do we wrestle with the Levites’ violence in the name of loyalty to God? Where is the line between righteous indignation and spiritual extremism?



What does it mean that Moses offers to be erased for the people’s sake? How does this point to sacrificial love as the core of godly leadership?



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