Exodus 24:5 shows proper burnt and peace offerings at Sinai; here the same offerings are made to the golden calf, contrasting true and false worship.

In Numbers 25:2, Israelites similarly eat and bow to Baal of Peor — a recurring pattern of idolatrous feasting.

Acts 7:41 recounts the same calf worship and rejoicing in Stephen's speech — directly referencing this event.

Acts 7:42 adds that God gave them over to star worship as judgment for this idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:7 directly quotes 'sat down to eat and drink, rose up to play' as a warning against idolatry.

Leviticus 1:3 prescribes a proper burnt offering without blemish — contrasting the corrupt offering here.

In Deuteronomy 31:16, God uses the same 'rise up' language to predict future idolatry, mirroring the golden calf sin.

In Ezekiel 16:15, 'played the harlot' echoes the 'play' of Exodus 32:6 — both depict idolatry as sexual unfaithfulness.

Amos 8:10 prophesies that their feasts will turn to mourning — a reversal of the revelry here.

In Judges 9:27, eating and drinking in a pagan temple parallels the golden calf feast — both revelry tied to false worship.

Judges 16:23-25 depicts Philistines feasting after sacrificing to Dagon — a parallel scene of revelry in idol worship.

In Isaiah 57:5, idolatrous worship under trees echoes the golden calf revelry — both passionate devotion to false gods.

In Ezekiel 23:42, a feast with ornaments parallels the golden calf celebration — revelry in false worship.

In Hosea 7:14, assembling for corn and wine mirrors the eating and drinking of Exodus 32:6 — feasts apart from God.

Amos 2:8 condemns drinking wine at altars — another instance of eating/drinking in idolatrous worship.

In Hosea 3:1, Israel's love of wine and other gods echoes the golden calf feast — indulgence in idolatry.