Why did they have to make a calf idol though? They couldve made moses a nice seat for him to rule in when he got back but instead they requested a very common pagan idol to be made. It seems like moses left and they immediately wanted to go back to the old ways. Or even were scared moses wasnt coming back so they wanted to ask baal or pagan deities for help instead of ashem because ashem in their eyes wasnt answering their prayers? Normally love your work but i was a little unsatisfied with this answer. Either way god bless you mordekai kraft and ill continue watching