If Aaron had had courage to stand for the right, irrespective of consequences, he could have prevented that apostasy. If he had unswervingly maintained his own allegiance to God, if he had cited the people to the perils of Sinai, and had reminded them of their solemn covenant with God to obey His law, the evil would have been checked. But his compliance with the desires of the people and the calm assurance with which he proceeded to carry out their plans, emboldened them to go to greater lengths in sin than had before entered their minds.

Hvis Aron havde haft mod til at stå fast på det, der var ret, uden hensyn til følgerne, kunne han have forhindret dette frafald. Hvis han havde vist urokkelig troskab mod Gud, henledt folkets tanker på Sinajs farer og mindet dem om, at de havde sluttet en højtidelig pagt med Gud om at adlyde hans lov, kunne det onde være standset. Men hans føjelighed over for folkets ønsker og den sindsro, hvormed han udførte deres planer, gav dem mod til at gå endnu videre i synd, end de havde tænkt fra begyndelsen.