Overview
The Bible addresses molding across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Exodus, 1 Kings and Job. Closely related themes include Hiram, Metals, Idolatry and Offence. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Aaron.
Key Bible verses about molding
Old Testament
Exodus
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
Leviticus
1 Kings
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
Job
People in the Bible and molding
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying molding for yourself
- Begin with Exodus 32:4, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Exodus, 1 Kings and Job each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Aaron and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Hiram, Metals, Idolatry and Offence.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about molding?
The Bible addresses molding across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Exodus, 1 Kings and Job. Closely related themes include Hiram, Metals, Idolatry and Offence. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Aaron.
How many Bible verses are about molding?
The Bible references molding in 12 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention molding?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 32:4: “And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with molding?
Aaron.
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