Category Archives: idolatry

covenant household property loss compensation rights

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 21:28-36 28 “When an ox gores a man or a woman, and death occurs, the ox should be stoned, and its meat should not be eaten, but the owner of the ox will not be liable. 29 But if … Continue reading →

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monotheistic worship

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 20:22-26 22 And the LORD told Moses, “This is what you should say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have communicated with you from the sky. 23 Do not make gods of silver … Continue reading →

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covenant constitution (part one)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 20:1-11 1 Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, taking you out of the house of slavery. 3 “No other gods before me are … Continue reading →

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your sister’s cup

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ezekiel 23 This is another one of those PG passages in Scripture.  It describes the judgment upon Jerusalem and the reason for it. Jerusalem lusted after the young studs of Babylon like her sister Samaria had lusted after the young … Continue reading →

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intervention failed

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ezekiel 20 A group of elders make an appointment with Ezekiel in order to consult with him.  They hope that their obvious display of solidarity and authority will take this errant prophet off guard and that he will come to … Continue reading →

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the King of heaven

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 4 This letter, preserved in the Bible in its original Aramaic, is from one of the most powerful men who ever lived.  It is a testimony of king Nebuchadnezzar of a God more powerful than his goddess.  The Chaldeans … Continue reading →

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pollution

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Jeremiah 2-3:5 The people keep asking “where is the LORD”  and the LORD responds.  He cannot come near his own bride and his own land because it has been polluted by apostasy.  Yet the people continue to speak unashamedly as … Continue reading →

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how to starve a god

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Zephaniah 2:4-15 How do you starve a god?  You take away the people who worship him.   That is what the LORD promises to do to all the false gods which the inhabitants of the nations worship.  Instead, to the LORD … Continue reading →

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first thing to go

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Hosea 4-5 The sexual sins of male and female prostitution that Hosea describes here are listed because they are the results of the spiritual prostitution that Israel and Judah had committed.  It is not so much that God is condemning … Continue reading →

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limitless

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 135 The gods of the nations are lifeless and they are known for what they cannot do.  The LORD has no limits to his works.  He does what he pleases, to whomever he wills.  He knows no geographical limits, … Continue reading →

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