Moses making the Hebrews drink the gold-infused water in #exodus 32:20 was much like the trial of a woman suspected of adultery in Numbers 5. I wonder if drinking the gold caused some kind of physical reaction in the guilty that made them easier to identify and kill in verse 28.

There were about 3000 killed for worshiping the golden calf. Coincidentally, centuries later, but at the same time of year (Pentecost, aka Shavuot), about 3000 were given new life in Yeshua in Acts 2.

#kitisa