NO IDOLS (2 OF 10)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:4, Exodus 20:4
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No Idols (2 of 10)
Series: Ten Words
Tony Thomas
Deuteronomy 10:4; Exodus 20:4
When Jesus was speaking to the woman at the well, he said (John 4:23), ‘‘God is spirit and they that worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth. For they that worship him are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.’’ Jesus said that God wants our worship. In fact, he’s on the lookout for those who do it right! So, it’s not only important that we set aside a time and place to worship, it’s important that we do it correctly.
Maria Rubio was rolling a burrito when she noticed that the skillet-burns resembled the face of Jesus. Rubio showed it to her husband and he agreed! The burnt burrito was taken to their priest and a blessing was pronounced over the image.
It wasn’t long B4 word began to spread. It started with family members, it spread to their church family, and then co-workers and neighbors. Before long, complete strangers were driving cross-country to see the image of Jesus burnt onto a burrito.
As silly as that sounds, it comes dangerously close to committing the very thing the second commandment forbids in Exodus 20:4, ‘‘Thou shalt not make any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.’’
We’re in a series called 10 Words and we’re studying the Ten Commandments). Each commandment was stated in a single Hebrew word: a verb in the imperative form, preceded by a negative prefix of one syllable.
The first commandment states: ‘‘I am the Lord thy God, and you shall have no other gods before Me.’’ The mono-syllabic version reads: ‘‘No gods!’’ The second commandment is similar: ‘‘No idols!’’ The Hebrew word for idols is Beth, which means, ‘‘house.’’ God forbid Israel from leaving room in their lives for idols.
I. So, what’s the difference between the first two commands? George Carlin was a popular but irreverent comedian who used to perform a routine on the Ten ...
Series: Ten Words
Tony Thomas
Deuteronomy 10:4; Exodus 20:4
When Jesus was speaking to the woman at the well, he said (John 4:23), ‘‘God is spirit and they that worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth. For they that worship him are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.’’ Jesus said that God wants our worship. In fact, he’s on the lookout for those who do it right! So, it’s not only important that we set aside a time and place to worship, it’s important that we do it correctly.
Maria Rubio was rolling a burrito when she noticed that the skillet-burns resembled the face of Jesus. Rubio showed it to her husband and he agreed! The burnt burrito was taken to their priest and a blessing was pronounced over the image.
It wasn’t long B4 word began to spread. It started with family members, it spread to their church family, and then co-workers and neighbors. Before long, complete strangers were driving cross-country to see the image of Jesus burnt onto a burrito.
As silly as that sounds, it comes dangerously close to committing the very thing the second commandment forbids in Exodus 20:4, ‘‘Thou shalt not make any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.’’
We’re in a series called 10 Words and we’re studying the Ten Commandments). Each commandment was stated in a single Hebrew word: a verb in the imperative form, preceded by a negative prefix of one syllable.
The first commandment states: ‘‘I am the Lord thy God, and you shall have no other gods before Me.’’ The mono-syllabic version reads: ‘‘No gods!’’ The second commandment is similar: ‘‘No idols!’’ The Hebrew word for idols is Beth, which means, ‘‘house.’’ God forbid Israel from leaving room in their lives for idols.
I. So, what’s the difference between the first two commands? George Carlin was a popular but irreverent comedian who used to perform a routine on the Ten ...
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