What did Aaron tell the Israelites to do with their gold earrings?
Aaron instructed the Israelites to break off the gold earrings from the ears of their wives and bring them to him. He told them to take off their jewelry, bring all their gold, and he received it and fashioned it into a molten calf.
Les explains that Aaron did not argue but immediately told the people, "Take off your jewelry, bring me all your gold, and we'll make you a god." Specifically, Aaron said to break off the earrings in the ears of their wives and bring them to him. The people broke off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. He received them and fashioned the gold with a graving tool into a molten calf. Then they proclaimed, "These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." Aaron built an altar before it and proclaimed, "Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord." Les notes this was not a feast to Jehovah but a pagan feast copied after an Egyptian god. Later Aaron claimed he threw the gold into the fire and out came the calf, as though he had nothing to do with it.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
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How did Aaron respond when the Israelites asked for gods to be made for them?
Rather than arguing or objecting to the people's demand, Aaron immediately agreed and told them to take off their earrings and gold and bring it to him so he could make them a god.