Main Idea: Left to themselves, humans are prone to forsake the one true God and worship idols. Without a mediator, there would be no hope.
Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. Acts 7:39
1. Idolatry begins when we God – Exodus 32:1-6
Claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles. Therefore, God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen. Romans 1:22-25
2. Idolatry causes us to deserve God’s – Exodus 32:7-10, 26-29
3. Idolatry leaves us in need of a – Exodus 32:11-14
At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea. So he said he would have destroyed them—if Moses his chosen one had not stood before him in the breach to turn his wrath away from destroying them. Psalm 106: 19-23
4. Idolatry exposes our – Exodus 32:15-25
5. Idolatry destroys us apart from God’s – Exodus 32:30-35