Good explanation on the Aaron and the golden calf situation<\/a>. I appreciate your concise and well-thought-out reply, and I feel like it resonates well. If you have any more Bible studies or any writings of yours, I’d love to see them.<\/p>\n\t Thank you for your encouragement. Most of the answers<\/a> on this website are written by Jeff Hamilton. Under the studies section<\/a>, you will find a number of studies written by him as well.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Good explanation on the Aaron and the golden calf situation. I appreciate your concise and well-thought-out reply, and I feel like it resonates well. If you have any more Bible studies or any writings of yours, I’d love to see them. Answer: Thank you for your encouragement. 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