A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Departed - to the Judgement
- Descent into Hell
- Descent into Hell, The
- Despised and Rejected
- Destruction of Sennacherib, The
- Destruction of Sodom, The
- Divine Image, The
- Donkey, The
- Dream of Daniel, The
- Dream of the Rood
- E Tenebris
- East of Eden
- Easter Day
- Eden
- Elijah's wagon knew no thrill
- Emblems of the Passion
- Eve
- Eve
- Everlasting Mercy
- Exodus
- Eyeless in Gaza
- Fallen Tower of Siloam, The
- Firstborn, The
- Flesh and the Spirit, The
- Flight in the desert, The
- Follies of Adam, The
- Foot washing, The
- For the Baptist
- Forbearance
- Fragments of the Mystery of the Fall
- Free fall
- Galilee Shore
- Garden of Love, The
- Garden, The
- Genesis XXIV
- Glad Tidings
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- Go to the ant
- God Creating Adam
- Golden Calf
- Goliath
- Good Friday
- Good Friday Riding Westward
- Grapes of Wrath, The
- Great Day, The
- Greater Love
- Guardian angel, The
- Handmaid's tale, The
- Hands of God, The
- Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept, The
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Golden Calf
Genre
PoemDefinition
The Israelites wander in the wilderness for 40 years and at one point stop trusting God and make themselves a golden calf as an idol to worshipCultural References
Big ideas: Journey of Faith, Exodus, pilgrims and sojournersDescendant of Israel (Jacob) and occupant of Israel.
In the Old Testament wilderness is comparable to the word desert. It usually means a rocky, dry wasteland. It is also the traditional place of trial and temptation, as Jesus encountered after his baptism.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
In the Old Testament book of Exodus, the people of Israel made a golden calf whilst Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments.
1. In the Bible, an object of worship other than God.
2. Anything which usurps the place of God in the lives of human beings.
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