Deliverance from the Cross — Page 11
But the moment Moses departed from them for a while they took to the worship of the calf. The Bible presents a lurid picture of the transgressions of the Bani-Israel, their repeated breaches of the covenant that they had made with God and their frequent fallings from grace. Each time God forgave them and admonished them to adhere to the straight path and to be grateful to Him for all the bounties that He had bestowed upon them. Moses himself had reminded them: 'Call to mind God's favour upon you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with grievous torment, slaying your male children and sparing your female ones; and therein was a great trial for you from your Lord. Call to mind also when your Lord declared: If you will use My bounties beneficently, I will surely multiply them unto you, but if you misuse them, My punishment is severe indeed. ' (Ibrahim, 14:7-8) There was a whole succession of prophets raised among them, but they proved a stiff-necked people who repeatedly drew upon themselves God's wrath for their disobedience and their persecution of the prophets who were sent to them. Some of their major offences are mentioned in the Quran. For instance, their breaking of their covenant, transgressing the 11