faithful believer will testify to the fact that prayer works. In

unfaithfulness, God is faithful, but it is the prayers of the righteous that

are accepted by God and are a stalwart part of his plan for his people. Exodus

32 offers the narrative of God’s people creating a golden calf, an idol, and

worshiping it. God’s response was anger and seeming propensity to destroy his

people who had turned from him. Moses, however, pleaded with God (prayed)

causing God to relent. Did God, however, relent because of Moses’ plea, or was

it already a part of his plan? A deeper look into the text confirms God’s

sovereignty and plan to never abandon his people.