Deuteronomy 9:20 Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:20
20: The LORD was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron, and the LORD spared him.
Exodus 32:35
- And the LORD sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.
Hebrews 7:26
- He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has now been set apart from sinners, and he has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
- He does not need to offer sacrifices every day like the other high priests. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he sacrificed himself on the cross.
- Those who were high priests under the law of Moses were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made perfect forever.
Exodus 32:2
- So Aaron said, "Tell your wives and sons and daughters to take off their gold earrings, and then bring them to me."
- All the people obeyed Aaron and brought him their gold earrings.
- Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded and tooled it into the shape of a calf. The people exclaimed, "O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"
- When Aaron saw how excited the people were about it, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD!"
Exodus 32:21
- After that, he turned to Aaron. "What did the people do to you?" he demanded. "How did they ever make you bring such terrible sin upon them?"