▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁sin ▁and ▁was ▁inc ensed ▁with ▁him . ▁So ▁God ▁told ▁Mos es ▁that ▁God ▁knew ▁that ▁A aron ' s ▁intent ions ▁were ▁good . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁prince ▁who ▁became ▁ment ally ▁un stable ▁and ▁started ▁dig ging ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁his ▁father ' s ▁house . ▁His ▁t utor ▁told ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁we ary ▁himself ▁but ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁dig . ▁When ▁the ▁king ▁saw ▁it , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁the ▁t utor ' s ▁intent ions ▁were ▁good , ▁and ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁t utor ▁would ▁rule ▁over ▁the ▁palace . ▁Similarly , ▁when ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁told ▁A aron ▁in ▁ ▁“ Make ▁us ▁a ▁god ,” ▁A aron ▁replied ▁in ▁ ▁“ Bre ak ▁off ▁the ▁golden ▁rings ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁ears ▁of ▁your ▁w ives , ▁of ▁your ▁sons , ▁and ▁of ▁your ▁daughters , ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁me .” ▁And ▁A aron ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁priest , ▁they ▁should ▁let ▁him ▁make ▁it ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁it , ▁all ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁delay ing ▁them ▁until ▁Mos es ▁could ▁come ▁down . ▁So ▁God ▁told ▁A aron ▁that ▁God ▁knew ▁A aron ' s ▁intention , ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁A aron ▁would ▁have ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁sacrific es ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁would ▁bring . ▁Hence ▁in ▁ ▁God ▁told ▁Mos es , ▁“ And ▁bring ▁near ▁A aron ▁your ▁brother