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Ambrose of Milan, on Exod 32:20
Ambrose of Milan · A.D. 339–397
Exod 32:20 · Douay-Rheims
“And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strowed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink.”
On this verse:
“Moses ground the head of the golden calf to powder, and cast it into water, and made the people drink of it; for their heart was hardened by the greatness of their perfidy, and he did thus that it might be softened and made refined by faith. Lastly, that woman who grinds meal well and fine shall be taken, but she who grinds ill shall be left.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.