EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 32:20 The text does not explain why the people had to drink the water containing the powdered remains of the calf. It may represent (1) a further step in the destruction and desecration of the idol, (2) a step in shaming the Israelites for their folly, or (3) a type of test, like the test for adultery in Numbers 5:16, exposing degrees of guilt.

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