a survey

[cellio]

If you are so inclined, I'm curious about your response to the following (replies initially screened; will unscreen and explain Wednesday):

Without looking, summarize what happened at Mount Sinai according to the torah, starting with God beginning to speak and ending with the golden calf. I'm looking for up to a few sentences, not detailed essays. (You can skip the building of the calf.)

If you like, please also say how you identify religiously (or that you don't).

Edit: Comments no longer initially screened. Also, there was one comment that the poster asked me to keep screened, which I thought I had done, but it's gone now. If I screwed that up, I apologize!

Comments

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Without looking? God proclaims the first Commandment, and the people get scared. He then tells Moshe the rest of them, and creates the tablets. Moshe spends 40 more days on Har Sinai. The people expect him earlier, and get discouraged that he doesn't show up. All but the Levis petition Aaron to make an idol for them to worship since their leader is apparently gone. He refuses at first, but they donate jewelery and money and the calf comes of itself. (Sorry, not skippable.) Aaron then says to have a feast to celebrate HaShem, but they end up in debauchery and worshiping the Eigel. God hears the celebration and tells Moshe that He's going to start fresh with just Moshe, and Moshe pleads for the bnai Israel. God agrees and Moshe goes down the mountain and smashes the tablets to get their attention. There's a plague that kills those who really participated, and then Moshe goes back up for the replacement set.