Acts 7:41
Acts 7:41 Meaning and Explanation
“And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.”
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What Does Acts 7:41 Mean?
At the very foot of Sinai, while the law was being given, Israel bowed to metal it had melted and shaped (Exodus 32).
The phrase exposes the heart of idolatry: rejoicing in the works of their own hands. An idol is worship curved back on ourselves, adoring what we made instead of the Maker who made us. The joy was real and hollow at once; only the living God can bear the weight of our gladness.
Acts 7:41 in the Original Language
moschopoieo (μοσχοποιέω), 'made a calf' -- a single Greek verb for crafting the calf idol.
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What does Acts 7:41 mean?
They made a calf, sacrificed to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.