{"id":869,"date":"2012-07-31T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T17:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dustoffthebible.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2015-10-30T22:23:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T02:23:58","slug":"false-gods-and-idol-worship-not-just-an-ancient-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2012\/07\/31\/false-gods-and-idol-worship-not-just-an-ancient-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient VS Modern Idolatry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ancient Idolatry<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

We really don’t spend much time thinking about how and why idolatry existed in ancient days. I am sure most of us have heard sermons on this topic, but here is a fresh look at it.<\/p>\n

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What is usually missed by the average Bible reader is that idolatry really did not exist outside of the monotheism. So, for everyone who believed that many god’s existed, having a different God for different needs just made sense. All the God’s had jobs to do and they filled different roles. The sun god made sure the sun came and went. The god of the Nile controlled the waters and the flood season. The god of fertility controlled who bore children. Thus, just about every need of the ancient people’s was coupled with a certain god.<\/p>\n

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Now, we like to point out the fact that one of the major differences between then and now is that they had replicas made of their idols. So, wood, metal, and other workable materials were designed to look like what the gods looked like. This in itself is not\u00a0idolatry\u00a0in the deepest sense. However, I would recommend not trying to make an image of YHWH because Exodus 20:4 and Leviticus 26:1 warns us not to.<\/p>\n

For fun, here are some of my favorite ancient idols to laugh at.<\/p>\n

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