Bull worship was common in many cultures. In Egypt, whence according to the Exodus narrative the Hebrews had recently come, the Apis Bull was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on...
By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He...