“And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.”
So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. The compliance is total: all the people. The unanimity of the golden calf apostasy mirrors the unanimity of the covenant acceptance in Exodus 24:3. The people who responded with one voice we will do everything the Lord has said now respond with equal unanimity to the demand for an idol. The speed of the reversal is the narrative's sharpest point. The gold willingly brought for the tabernacle and the gold willingly brought for the idol use identical gestures — the direction of the heart is what makes them opposite acts of worship.
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