Less than two months after entering into a divine covenant and agreeing to do “all the words that Jehovah [had] spoken, ” they violated his law on idolatry. Was this because the prolonged absence of Moses while he was being instructed on Mount Horeb made them fearful?
२४: ३, १२ - १८; ३२: १, २, ७ - ९) देवाकडून सूचना घेण्यासाठी मोशे बऱ्‍याच दिवसांपासून होरेब पर्वतावर गेला असताना त्याच्या अनुपस्थितीमुळे ते भयभीत झाले असावेत का?