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Acts 7:40-43

40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’

41 That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and held a celebration in honor of what their hands had made.

42 But God turned away and gave them over to the worship of the heavenly bodies. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:
“‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?

43 You have lifted up the shrine of Molech
and the star of your god Rephan,
the idols you made to worship.
Therefore I will send you into exile’ beyond Babylon.

Cross References for Acts 7:40-43

Exodus 32:1 - The Golden Calf When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, th... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:1 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:1

Exodus 32:23 - They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us u... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:23

Romans 11:2 - God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what the Scripture says in the ... Click to read the verse Romans 11:2 Click to read the verse Romans 11:2

Acts 3:17 - “Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. Click to read the verse Acts 3:17 Click to read the verse Acts 3:17