The Golden Calf

Pastor Tom Mirabella, a missionary serving in Tokyo, Japan, through the PCA’s Mission to the World, examines the account of Israel’s golden calf in Exodus 32:1-6, revealing how quickly God’s people turned to idolatry when faced with uncertainty. While Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Law, the Israelites pressured Aaron to create a tangible god they could see and follow. This passage exposes the human heart’s tendency to replace the invisible God with visible substitutes that we can control. Mirabella shows how we must learn to see God as we are made in His image, rather than being reshaped into the image of our idols.