Natural Idolatry – Rewind

You shall not make for yourself an image  Deuteronomy 5:8 NASB Image – What is an idol?  We certainly recognize the idols of ancient religions.  The Hebrew word here (pesel from pasal, meaning “to cut or hew”) makes it clear that the initial emphasis of the commandment deals with all those sacred objects men make in the pursuit of…

Images of the Divine

You shall not make for yourself an image or any form of that which is in heaven above, or of that which is in the earth beneath Deuteronomy 5:8 Any Form – God does not allow representations of His divinity in any form or image –   no statues, no obelisks, no pictures, no venerated relics;…

The Idolatry of the Future

You shall not make for yourself an image Deuteronomy 5:8 Image – It’s all connected.  Let me show you how.  Idolatry is the substitution of devotion to something other than God.  Keep that in mind as we look at a story from the life of Moses.  In Exodus 33:23, God fulfills Moses’ request to see…

Natural Idolatry

You shall not make for yourself an image  Deuteronomy 5:8 NASB Image – What is an idol?  We certainly recognize the idols of ancient religions.  The Hebrew word here (pesel from pasal, meaning “to cut or hew”) makes it clear that the initial emphasis of the commandment deals with all those sacred objects men make…