Exodus 32:31-33

Exodus 32:31-33 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. When Moses went up onto Mt. Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments on the tablets of stone, he was gone for a long time. Many of the Children of Israel were nervous and thought that Moses had died up on the mountain. So they started to go back to their old ways. They began to look for an idol to worship. So they talked Aaron into making them a golden calf to worship. Can you believe it!? Worshiping a thing that you had just made yourself! It makes no sense! But then again sin doesn’t make any sense either. So while Moses was talking to God, God interrupted him and said, “You’d better get back down the mountain because Israel is sinning and I am just about to wipe them out!” So Moses rushed down just in time to see everyone having a wild party before the golden calf. And wow was he mad at them! So Moses straightened them out and then went back up Mt. Sinai to apologize to God for the people. Moses said, “These people are sinful and have fallen back into idol worship. But if you will just forgive them one more time . . .” And then Moses just broke down and couldn’t finish what he was saying. This is the only unfinished sentence in the Bible! But then Moses went on and offered to let God destroy him if God would just forgive the Children of Israel. What love, Moses had for his people! But God wouldn’t hear any of it. God said, “Whoever sins, they will answer for themselves.” And that is as it should be. Or is it? Didn’t Jesus die for us? But wasn’t Jesus innocent? And I am so glad that Jesus died for our sins, aren’t you?