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In this excerpt, Thomas Schreiner reflects on the episode of the golden calf in Exodus 32–34 and explains why Israel broke the covenant almost immediately after receiving it.

He argues that this moment reveals a deeper problem: the people were largely unregenerate. Even after committing themselves to obey God, they quickly turned to idolatry, showing that the law, by itself, could not transform the heart. This failure points forward to the need for a new covenant, where God would intervene decisively to change His people from within.

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Source (original video):
https://youtu.be/oS9sbNTZFnY?si=Pc6b1C1mlEDd9Fkw

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