Tag: gods
Biblical Principle #239: Israel to Not Speak Ill of Rulers
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God commanded Israel to neither curse gods nor curse or speak badly against a ruler of Israel. Explanation This principle is based upon Exodus 22:28, which in most English Bibles, reads something like: 28 “You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.…
Biblical Principle #233: Israel to be Holy
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God commanded Israel to be holy because He is holy. Explanation We have previously established that GOD is holy and that GOD designed proper order for how He wants all creation to operate. Following the flood, when the second world order began at Babel, GOD assigned…
Biblical Principle #205: Israelites Tempting Idolatry to be Stoned
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite who enticed another Israelite to worship other gods was to be put to death. Explanation It would be an understatement to say that GOD is serious about His children not worshiping other gods. The punishment for tempting a fellow Israelite to sin by idolatry…
Biblical Principle #202: Punishment for Sacrificing to Other Gods was Death
Biblical Principles List Principle Any Israelite who sacrificed to another god was to be put to death. Explanation We previously established that GOD forbid idolatry and any worship of other gods besides Himself. The punishment for sacrificing to other gods was death: 19 He who sacrifices to any god except to the Lord alone, he…
Biblical Principle #156: God Commanded Israel to Make No Treaties
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded Israel to make no treaties with other nations in Canaan. Explanation When Moses was upon Mount Sinai receiving the second set of stone tablets, GOD instructed: 10 The Lord then said to Moses, “Behold, I am establishing a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do marvels…
Biblical Principle #92: Idols Sometimes Called Gods
Biblical Principles List Principle Idols are sometimes referred to as gods. Explanation By the time Jacob was returning to Canaan on his way to meet Esau, the Bible records its first reference to idols. 22 Then Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. 23 So he took all his brethren with…
Biblical Principle #67: Angelic Overseers Became Corrupt
Biblical Principles List Principle The angels assigned to oversee Gentile nations became corrupt. Explanation We have previously established that: Over time, Satan corrupted these angels who had been assigned to rule the Gentile nations. Genesis 11 covers the Tower of Babel and scattering of the nations. The first mention of idolatry is found about 1,000…
Biblical Principle #39: The Word ‘God’ is a Title, Not a Name
Biblical Principles List Principle The word ‘God’ is a title, not a name. Explanation GOD is a Spirit being. Today, it is common for people to refer to this Spirit being as “God.” “Do you believe in God? Yes, I believe in God.” Generally, I think this fact is a good thing. But when it…
Re-Thinking the Spiritual Creation, Rebellion & Judgment (Satan, gods, angels & demons)
Looking back at 2018, what was the biggest spiritual lesson you learned? Here’s mine… Around mid year, my friend Jon was teaching a Bible class at his church on The Exodus of Israel. He texted me, “Hey Tim, did you know that the Hebrew word ‘elohim’ is used to refer to the Egyptian gods?” (If…