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the original golden idol, made while moses was busy getting the rules against it.

means a false idol worshipped in place of true devotion, usually forged from impatience and gold jewelry.

from exodus 32: moses is up mount sinai for forty days getting the ten commandments, and the israelites get antsy, melt down their earrings, and ask aaron to build them a god they can actually see. he does. moses comes down, sees the party, and smashes both the statue and the tablets.

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