Tag: idols
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…
The Surprising Truth About the Evolution of Idolatry
In the previous post, I explained how humanity’s most fundamental problem is our struggle to “see” beyond our physical senses, and how this failure leads to our most significant problem: a distorted view of GOD, which in turn, leads to idolatry. Let’s expound on how idolatry results from a failure to see GOD as He…
April 24 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 6)
Reading Psalm 88; 91; 95; 108; 109 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today’s reading begins with Psalm 88, which is a song from a person who was dying and wondering if GOD hears him. It focuses upon the discipline of GOD, possibly for…
April 23 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 5)
Reading Psalm 70; 71; 77; 83; 86 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today we learn that GOD: Is my help. Is my deliverer. Is where I take refuge. Is righteous. Is my rock of refuge. Is where I can always go. Is my…
March 17 – The Next Generation
Reading Judg. 2:7, 11-23; 3:1-31 Devotional The Bible says: So the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD which He had done for Israel. … When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers,…