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Category Archives: idolatry
incongruous
1 Corinthians 6. Paul addresses two incidents in which people within the church in Corinth are acting in an incongruous manner. Their actions are inconsistent with what Jesus did for them. He justified them by his substitutionary death. He washed … Continue reading
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these are your gods
Exodus 32. It is hard to resist the temptation to make something happen when God wants you to wait. Israel had already agreed to keep the covenant, but grew impatient when Moses stayed atop Mt. Sinai. Their solution: worship God … Continue reading
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if my people…
2 Chronicles 7. Before we jump to claim 2 Chronicles 7:14 as our life verse– we should look again at the context of the verse. Solomon has just prayed to dedicate the temple. The LORD appeared to him at night, … Continue reading
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Babylon will fall
Rev. 18. The great city of Babylon had been laid to waste for centuries when John received this vision. Yet the vision warns people to come out of her, because being in Babylon means taking part in her sins, and … Continue reading
the dead who die in the Lord
Rev. 14. John in exile on Patmos had much time to reflect. He thought about the choices that he had made in his life, and the results of those choices. When he had the choice to give in to the … Continue reading
the burdens of Bel and Nebo
Isaiah 46:1-47:15. The gods of the Babylonians had their day. They thought that they had exalted the empire (the daughter of Babylon) to everlasting prominence (47:7). But the LORD reveals through the prophet that it was HE who had allowed … Continue reading
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taking Cyrus by the hand
Isaiah 45. The great empire of Babylon — that impenetrable fortress that conquered the earth — was itself to be conquered. The prophet not only knew that this was going to happen, he knew how it was to happen . … Continue reading
a lie in my right hand
Isaiah 44:9-20. Those who make idols become useless like them (Psalm 135:15-18). God shuts their eyes and hearts so that they do not see that there is a lie in their right hand. An idol is something that you decide … Continue reading
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