In spite of witnessing the ten plagues that humiliated the false gods of Egypt and then experiencing the spectacular deliverance through the Red Sea, the Israelites disobediently made a golden calf and began to worship it.
( નિર્ગમન ૩૨: ૧ - ૪) આથી, તેઓ જોઈ શકાય એવી મૂર્તિની પૂજા કરવા માંડ્યા.