Exodus 32:2-6
So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.
Tag: False Worship is Play Worship
To say that our society is fixated on “play” would be a vast understatement. Entertainment and enjoyment are our national pastime. Any type of play will do. From board games to sports games to video games to big game, we want enjoyment. It is not surprising that this is true in any time frame of human history. In the above story we see Aaron succumbing to the will of the people, making a golden calf to worship and then turning the worship into “play.” The Hebrew word for “play” in the above text is “ṣâḥaq.” It is often translated “laughter.” It was the same word used to describe Issac “playing” with his wife Rebekah:
Genesis 26:8
When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife.
It was also used by Potiphar’s wife to falsely accuse Joseph of trying to rape her (Genesis 39:14, 17). So, there is some context to believe that after worshipping the golden calf the nation added some sexual worship. This was a modern day party, disguised as a worship service. Instead of God being the center of worship, the people were worshiping their own feelings and desires. False Worship always turns into Play Worship ... worshipping our own desires and exalting our own glory, rather than the Glory of Christ.
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