Preaching Goes Viral

Connecting in the Wilderness

Analogies to Mythic Narratives

Fear

it was just last week, a week ago in key T side. When we read about the Israelites making the golden calf together, they were trying to make something, but they didn't realize how destructive their behavior was. It might seem that they were working together, but they weren't. They panic and they care about no one, except for themselves. They don't want to connect with one another. Rather they want to switch to their greatest fears in that moment. Where is that man? Moses, they cry out and demand that Aaron find new gods for them to worship even Aaron, the high priest panics. And we can imagine him saying, okay, okay, I'll give it my best shot. Give me some gold. And so the people toss some earrings to Aaron, so he could make something, anything. They didn't really care what Aaron was a priest, not an artist. And he had defiled, not only his people's spiritual mission, but also his very personal calling and purpose. It's no wonder then that the golden calf didn't inspire a good behavior. Rather. It was a total disaster for the people and no wonder the people hadn't contributed any time or talent to the project, they didn't take any pride in the thing that had been made. Instead, they let fear and panic get the best of them. And as a result, they made something which led them to sin and act in selfish and immoral ways.

2022-12-13

Daniel Mutlu

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