Calf of Dan
Calf of Dan Illustration. The “calf of Dan” is a small cast image dating to the 2nd millennium B.C. It may have been a cult object used by Israelites, or by the Canaanites. The storm god of the Canaanites was often portrayed standing on the back of a bull. Thus the golden calf of the Exodus symbolized the presence of a deity, and clearly implied paganism. Loving God ( Deuteronomy 10:12–13 ). “Love” in Scripture is more than an emotion or feeling. God’s love finds expression in saving acts performed for His people. Those acts reveal not only His power, but His faithfulness, compassion, and commitment to His own. We know God through His acts, as those are recorded and explained for us in Scripture. These critical verses remind us that those who truly love God express their love in action too. They “walk in all His ways,” they “serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” They “observe the Lord’s commands and decrees.” We respond to God’s loving a...