his revelations at Sinai, through the Davidic kings, through the prophets, and through the many interventions God made throughout the history of ancient Israel. And yet something in the human heart rejects God’s presence and promise. Even Moses, the greatest of God’s prophets, was met with all-out idolatry when he brought God’s covenant to the people and found them worshiping the golden calf (Ex 32; Dt 9:7–29). But God’s redemptive plan persisted alongside the rebellion and rejection of the people