I begin with an allegory: In the Old Testament, Moses was the spiritual leader of the Israelites. According to scripture, he ascended Mount Sinai to speak with God, who gave him the 10 commandments.
But when Moses did not soon return from the mountain, the people became anxious and impatient. Disoriented, they constructed their own idols (including a golden calf), invented their own rituals, and turned away from God and his teachings, with dire repercussions.
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