They said to me, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him. Aaron repeats the people's demand verbatim — the same words from verse 1. The repetition serves as evidence for his defense, but it also exposes the inadequacy of the defense: Aaron heard the demand, understood what was being asked, and complied. The pressure the people exerted was real; Aaron's compliance was also real. Both are true. The leader who yields to the mob's demand cannot excuse the yielding simply by pointing to the mob's demand.

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