When Moses returns to his people, he is furious with them for breaking their pact with God. According to the biblical narrative in the Book of Exodus, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai after receiving the Ten Commandments and finds the Israelites worshipping a golden calf. In his anger, he breaks the tablets of the law that God had given him as a sign of the covenant, reflecting his outrage over their idolatry and disobedience. This act symbolizes the breaking of their covenant with God due to their sins.
When Moses returns to his people…
he hears their excuses and his anger subsides.
he is furious with them for breaking their pact with God.
he is embarrassed by their actions, but cannot blame them or Aaron for sinning.
he punishes them by breaking the tablets and ending their pact with God
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