When Golden Calves Meet Undeserved Favor

Takeaway: Missed expectations are usually ground-zero for idolatry to reveal itself. What we love is the most defining thing about us, because the object of our ultimate love is the object of our worship. Exodus 32 contains one of the most notorious events in all of the Old Testament, and it reveals the deep-rooted idolatry that is natural to humanity. This passage confronts us with the darkness of our sin, but it's also ground-zero for the unveiled power of a godly Mediator and God's undeserved favor. What are your golden calves? How can someone who doesn't deserve it get God's favor?