Peter, it´s very fine that you reorder or do not reorder the text, but what sense does the divine sentence at the end of the golden calf episode have for you?
It is hardly to be understood as an interdiction to the Israelites to
generally wear gold, since this was the most popular way one transported in
high antiquity hard currency, before the invention of coins.
Should the Israelites have invented coins "avant la lettre"? Or did they use
paper money? Or they bought everything on credit till the Lydians invented the coins?
I leave the lough on my side.
And not for the last: is this divine order perfectly in tune with Aarons command, but only in the wrong context. Should we suppose ad absurdum that in the antique one didn´t took on an utmost important question like the creation of a god´s statue prophetic advice?
You are expecting more from my imagination than I do from your conservative text analysis.
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