Exodus 32:3,4 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. Torrey's Topical Textbook
Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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God's People in the Furnace ... all the dross is burned, and the tin is gone, he will say, "Bring hither that wedge of gold; I do not keep my pure gold on earth. ... The furnace makes us fusible. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/gods people in the furnace.htm
