Two popular Egyptian gods, Hapi and Hathor, were thought of as a bull. The Canaanites around them worshiped baal. Baal was their sacred symbol of power and fertility and was closely connected to immoral sexual practices. No doubt the Israelites, fresh from Egypt, found it quite natural to make a gold calf to represent the god that had just delivered them from their oppressors. They were weary of a god without a face. But in doing so, they were ignoring the command HE had just given them, "you must not make your self an idol of any kind". They may even have thought they were worshiping god. Their apparent sincerity was no subtitute for obidience or excuse for disobedience.
Even if we do not make idols, we are often guilty of trying to make God in our image, molding Him to fit our expectations, desires, and circumtances. When we do this , we end up worshiping ourselves rather than the God who created us--and selfworship, today as in the Israelites' time, lead to all kinds of immorality.
What is your favorit image of God? Is it biblical? Is it adequate? Do you need to destroy it in order to worship the immeasurably powerful God who delivered you from bondage to sin?
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