Bible Verses

And so the Lord punished the people with a plague because of the calf Aaron had made for them.

 Go now! Lead the people where I told you. My angel will walk before you, and on the day of punishment, I will punish them for their sin.”

The Lord said to Moses: “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot him out from my book.

And now please forgive their sin. If not, blot me out of the book you have written.”

So Moses went to the Lord and said: “Ah! These people have committed a very great sin; they made a god out of gold.

Intercession The next day, Moses said to the people: “You have committed a very grave sin, but now I am going up to the Lord; perhaps I will obtain pardon for your sin.”

Moses then said: “From now on, your hands are consecrated to the Lord, for each of you has been able to turn against his very sons and brothers. Because of this, the Lord gives you today his blessing.”

The Levites did what Moses had ordered, and that day, about three thousand men fell.

Then he said to them: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands: Let each one carry a sword at his side. Go back and forth from door to door, and don’t hesitate to kill even your brothers, your companions, and your relatives.”