Has Golden Calf ever been found?

by cameo-d 42 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  easyreader1970

  To me, the entire story doesn't make any sense. Here you have Aaron, spokesman for Yahweh and Moses' right hand man, who caves in to pressure by the Isrealite's (who themselves have only recently been miraculously delivered up, supposedly) to make a God idol to worship.

  So he does and yet he isn't punished for it. But other people are? Further, Aaron's versions of events make it seem as though the calf was not molded or sculpted but rather formed itself in the heat of the fire, as though he had nothing to do with it. He just collected the gold, threw it into the fire, and whatever came out came out. It just happened to be a calf.

  Three thousand people were killed by Moses for this violation (even though he asked Yahweh not to punish anybody) and Aaron got away scott free?

  Make this story make sense to me.

  This is one of those stories that seems to indicate that the Bible is fantasy literature used to make a point, not something to be taken literally.

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  Mary

  If I'm asked a question 3 times I have to answer. The questions is: where is the mystical golden calf

  Here it is!! A group found it near Area 51:
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  funkyderek

  easyreader1970:

  To me, the entire story doesn't make any sense. Here you have Aaron, spokesman for Yahweh and Moses' right hand man, who caves in to pressure by the Isrealite's (who themselves have only recently been miraculously delivered up, supposedly) to make a God idol to worship.

  Also striking is the speed and eagerness with which they decide to make up a new religion. As soon as their holy man is gone, they all decide to change religions and to worship something that they know they've just invented. And these are people who had actually seen bona fide miracles, rivers of blood, raining frogs, the parting of the Red Sea etc. And yet they quickly reject the god that did that. I mean, who's that stupid? I guess that's why it took them forty years to cross less than 200 miles of desert.
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  Octarine Prince

  More likely than not, it was melted and put to some other use, just like THOUSANDS of other antiquities.
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  Robdar

  This is one of those stories that seems to indicate that the Bible is fantasy literature used to make a point, not something to be taken literally.

  Exactly. The Jews don't take most of it literally. I wonder why the Christians do?
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  cruzanheart

  The Bible makes a lot more sense to me if I look at it as a collection of regional stories writen by a bunch of guys a long time ago. They were trying to explain the anomalies in their corner of the world which, as humans are wont to do, they egotistically figure must include the entire earth.

  Their stories reflect a nomadic, patriarchal set of rules that I think were designed to keep their little groups together and somewhat controlled.

  I think the Old Testament is historically interesting but not completely accurate, and I think the New Testament is based loosely on fact, embellished by wishful thinking and possibly (in the case of John's "Revelation") on the discovery of what happens when you buy your mushrooms from the guy in the dark alley instead of the grocer.

  Nina
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  Nosferatu

  - "Has watchtower ever published a picture of golden calf in any of the mags that you know of?"
  
  I believe it's in the Bible Stories book.
  
  I'm wondering how the hell they could make a mold for the calf, unless they just drew a picture of a calf in sand and poured the melted gold into it.
  
  But how could they pour a bucket of hot, molten gold without some kind of protection? What was the bucket made of?
  
  What did they start a fire with? a cactus? Tar sand?
  
  Where are the stone tablets that Moses broke? Have those ever been found?
  
  As usual, I think the whole story is horseshit.
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  Devilsnok

  Err?

  What deserts have you been wandering in? I'm far from an expert, but isn't wood generally found where trees grow?

  Have you ever visited, or at least seen photos, of the desert where this group with the population of Miami was wandering? How many trees did you see?

  Actually Ive been in at least 3 deserts, never been to the one mentioned in the bible though. In all three deserts I've seen dead dried out vegetation. Most deserts have wet spells, plants spring to life flower and die leaving dead plant material that you can burn... Think tumbleweeds. Also think back to where moses found god out in the wilderness... In a burning BUSH. There would have been dead plant matyerial around, certainly enough to make a fire. Actually think about it. those deserts get quite cold at night, what do you think those israelites where burning to make fires? Camel dung and plant material,both would have been good for making furnaces.

  Camels in Israel's Negev Desert. Ooooooo look Trees!!!

  Arava desert next to Jordan. Oooooo Look TREES !!!
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  Mary

  Yep.....here's a picture of Devilsnok taken just last week:

  

  Camels in Israel's Negev Desert. Ooooooo look Trees!!!
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  cameo-d

  You are all a fun bunch.

  These are some funny answers as well as more intriguing questions.

  At least I can tell you are thinking about it; there just doesn't seem to be much to work with, though, in the way of logic in what's been written.

  So maybe there is something else to be discovered here.

  I don't know what it is yet.

  All I know is that the Vatican pre-empted a lot of other scrolls to include this, back in the day. So maybe we should all write the pope.

  Or since the Watchtower is so damn wise, has anyone ever written them to ask questions like these?

  What do you think they would say about it?

  Is there an address where I can write the Federal Slave?

  Thanks