... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron > Exodus (part III): conclusion of the Sinaitic law and its renewal > the adoration of the golden calf ~ Aaron (Exodus 32:1-19) > Moses (and Joshua) come(s) down with the stone tablets > on seeing the idolaters Moses breaks the tables of the law