Echo
points forward to · a mediator needed
Moses standing between God and a covenant-breaking people shows why Israel needs a permanent order of mediation, not a one-off intervention.
event · Old Testament
The golden calf
Exodus 32The covenant broken at the foot of the mountain, and Moses standing in the gap.
CovenantPriesthood
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Priesthood
Covenant
Direct
points forward to · broken at once
The covenant is violated while Moses is still on the mountain receiving it — the clearest evidence that a written law cannot by itself change a heart.
Echo
points forward to · why a new one
Jeremiah's promise of a covenant written on hearts answers the failure the calf exposed.