The Tables of the Law Broken Moses came from the mount with the precious record in his hands, a pledge of God to man on condition of obedience. Moses was the meekest man upon the earth, but when he viewed the apostasy of Israel he was angry and jealous for the glory of God. In his indignation he cast to the ground the precious pledge of God, which was more dear to him than life. He saw the law broken by the Hebrews, and in his zeal for God, to deface the idol that they were worshiping, he sacrificed the tables of stone. Aaron stood by, calmly, patiently bearing the severe censure of Moses. All this might have been prevented by a word from Aaron at the right time. True, noble decision for the right in the hour of Israel’s peril would have balanced their minds in the right direction. {3T 341.1}

Lovtavlerne brudt
Moses kom fra bjerget med den dyrebare optegnelse i sine hænder, et Guds løfte til menneskene på betingelse af lydighed. Moses var den ydmygeste mand på jorden, men da han så Israels frafald blev han vred og bekymret for Guds herlighed. I sin vrede kastede han Guds dyrebare løfte til jorden, hvilket var mere dyrebart for ham end livet var. Han så loven blive brudt af hebræerne og i hans nidkærhed for Gud, for at ødelægge den afgud som de dyrkede, ofrede han stentavlerne. Aron stod rolig, tålmodig og tog imod Moses' hårde kritik. Alt dette kunne have været forhindret ved et ord fra Aron på rette tid. En sand og ædel beslutning for det rette i Israels farlige stund ville have afvejet deres tanker til den rette beslutning.