[Avodah] Egel Zahav

[cantorwolberg at cox.net]

I have the following question.
If the people believed Moshe was dead and therefore they needed another leader,
why didn't they ask Aharon to be their leader instead of the egel? OR, why wouldn't
Aharon OFFER to lead them, rather than make an idol? Even though he had great
humility, his being a leader (even for a day or less since he knew Moshe was returning),
would be preferable to their sin.