Category Archives: idolatry

desolate places

20250328 desolate places Zephaniah 2:4-15 Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a sinister desolation. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.Zephaniah 2:5 Woe, you who live on the seacoast, nation … Continue reading

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what we are doing

20241016 what we are doing 2 Kings 17:1-23 (JDV). 2 Kings 17:1 In the twelfth year of Judah’s King Ahaz, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years.2 Kings 17:2 He did what … Continue reading

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from rebellion to apostasy

20240918 from rebellion to apostasy 1 Kings 12:16-33 (JDV) 1 Kings 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him: What future do we have in David? We have no inheritance in … Continue reading

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revive us again

20240308 revive us again 1 Samuel 7:1-6 (JDV) 1 Samuel 7:1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of Yahveh and took it to Abinadab’s house on the hill. They consecrated his son Eleazar to take care of … Continue reading

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i-dolls

20231221 i-dolls Psalm 135:13-18 (JDV) Psalm 135:13 Yahveh, your name endures permanently, your reputation, Yahveh, through all generations.Psalm 135:14 since Yahveh will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.Psalm 135:15 The idols of the nations are of silver … Continue reading

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Euergetes

20230729 Euergetes Daniel 11:7-9 (JDV) Daniel 11:7 In the place of the king of the South, a branch from her root will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will … Continue reading

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idolatry happens

20230612 idolatry happens Daniel 3:1-7 (JDV) Daniel 3:1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue, ninety feet high and nine feet wide. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.Daniel 3:2 King Nebuchadnezzar sent a … Continue reading

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bowing gods

20230403 bowing gods Psalm 97:6-7 (JDV) Psalm 97:6 The sky proclaims his righteousness; all the peoples see his fame.Psalm 97:7 All who serve carved images, those who brag about idols, will be put to shame. All gods must bow to … Continue reading

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inside his house

20221011 inside his house Ezekiel 23:36-42 (JDV) Ezekiel 23:36 Then Yahveh said to me: “Son of Adam, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare their repulsive practices to them.Ezekiel 23:37 For they have committed adultery, and blood … Continue reading

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his jealous rage

20221009 his jealous rage Ezekiel 23:22-27 (JDV) Ezekiel 23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord Yahveh says: notice I am going to incite your lovers against you, those you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against … Continue reading

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