RAV KOOK ON PARSHAS KI TISA PART 2

Translated and abridged by Rabbi Chanan Morrison Parshat Ki Tisa After the Israelites worshipped a golden calf, God suggested to Moses that the people be replaced by Moses' own descendants: "Do not stop Me as I unleash My wrath against them and destroy them. I will then make you into a great nation."(Ex. 32:10) Moses, however, rejected this offer. The Talmud records the argument that Moses used in defense of the Jewish people: "Master of the Universe! If a chair with three legs cannot endure Your anger, certainly a chair with only one leg will fare no better!" (Berachot 32a) What was this 'chair with three legs'?