Question

read the source of the allusion. in the bible, moses grows angry when he discovers some of his followers worshipping a golden calf, an act he sees as an affront to gods law. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? the pastor, explaining his decision to sell his red convertible, said it was a golden calf. an unreliable possession a material object that is the subject of worship

Explanation:

In the Bible, the golden - calf was an idol worshipped instead of God. Here, the pastor calls his red convertible a golden calf, meaning it is a material object that he might be wrongly giving too much importance or 'worship' to.

Answer:

a material object that is the subject of worship