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When Moses went up the mountain to get the Ten Commandments from God, the people down below made a big mistake.
Key Points:
- God invited Moses to meet him on top of the mountain.
- The people got impatient and made a golden calf.
- When you make something more important than God, that’s just silly.
Memory Verse:
Exodus 20:3 You must not have any other god but me.
See Also: Faithfulness, Idols, Patience
Talk About It
- What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
- What are your most treasured possessions? Why are those things so important to you?
- Why did Moses go up the mountain?
- Why were the 10 commandments so important to the Israelites?
- Why did the people make a silly cow? Why was that a silly idea?
- Why should God be more important than everything else?
- Read Matthew 6:24. What does it mean that we can’t serve two masters? How can money get in the way of our relationship with God?
- Read Deuteronomy 6:5. Who should we love with all our hearts? How can you show God how much you love him this week?
- Read Matthew 6:19. What happens to our stuff here on Earth? What should we care about more
- Read 1 Corinthians 6:8. Who is the only one worthy of our worship and why?
- How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?
This is part of the Moses and Mt. Sinai series.
