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Moses burned the idol and ground it into powder

Moses was so angry that they had made the idol that he ground it into fine particles.

made the people drink the water

Moses made the people drink the water with the particles of the idol in it as a symbol that they were guilty for making that idol.

God sent a plague on the people

God sent ten plagues on the Egyptians to force Pharaoh to set the people free from being slaves in Egypt. But now, the Israelites sinned so terribly that God sent a plague on them to punish them.