Chapter 28 of Exodus starts with the garments the priests are to wear. Chapter 29 deals with the ordaining of priests. The laws continued through to the end of chapter 31, all specific and orderly. No stone appears to be left unturned, in this regard on how to worship God and how the priests are to look.
Chapter 32 starts with the people becoming restless in their wait for Moses to come down from the mountain. They took all of the gold earrings they had, melted them down, and crafted a golden bull-calf to worship. This made God very angry, and was about to destroy everyone had Moses not intervened. In verses 11-13 of chapter 32, Moses reminds God that He made a solemn promise to His people, starting with Abraham, that He would give them as many descendants as stars in the sky. Verse 14 starts with God changing His mind.
Moses then came down from the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written on them. He saw the golden calf and threw the stone tablets at it, breaking them. He melted the calf. Moses was angry at Aaron--always the people pleaser--for allowing it to happen, allowing the people to get out of control.
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