IDOL-ing Bob Stillerman Proper 23. Pentecost 19, 10-11-2020 Exodus 32:1-14 IDOL-ing Exdous 32.1-14 10-11-2020 The salvific quality of the Exodus story – the thing that offers each of us rescue, and reassurance, and newfound freedom in every generation – the salvific quality is this: God’s power, and God’s love, and God’s grace transcend any earthly power we can concoct. Pharaoh is the most powerful human being imaginable, so powerful he claims to descend from the sun (S-U-N). And yet when pitted against YHWH, he is flummoxed at every turn: he is stubborn,......

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