2 Kings 19; Psalm 46, 80, 135
The psalmists write praises to a God they know, a God they can speak to with full confidence in His hearing, a God who is alive and speaks and acts on their behalf, a God with whom they share a personal relationship. Is it any wonder that they mock the gods of the surrounding nations? These idols are not able to speak, hear, or act. Relationship doesn't exist in the vernacular of idolatry. Idolatry, in the form of molded images, seems to be somewhat archaic in our modern world. Or, is it? There are still those who bow to graven images depicting dead mortals. And, what of those who exalt money, sex, drugs, forms of recreation, and even science, to a point where these are worshipped and adored? No, idolatry is not archaic, it just changes form and practice.
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