Mealler

Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, saying, "O my people, did your Lord not promise you a good promise? Could you not wait? Did you want to incur wrath from your Lord? Is this why you broke your agreement with me?"

They said, "We did not break our agreement with you on purpose. But we were loaded down with jewelry, and decided to throw our loads in. This is what the Samarian suggested."

He produced for them a sculpted calf, complete with a calf's sound . They said, "This is your god, and the god of Moses." Thus, he forgot.

Could they not see that it neither responded to them, nor possessed any power to harm them, or benefit them?

And Aaron had told them, "O my people, this is a test for you. Your only Lord is the Most Gracious, so follow me, and obey my commands."