It is very hard for Americans to understand the draw of people to idolatry because we weren’t brought up in a world where it is common. If you think about it, Israel’s minds had to be seared to believe that an inanimate object that they made themselves could do anything at all. They were captive in Egypt where the Egyptians worshipped idols, and then again captive in Babylon where the same thing happened there. So, coming out of captivity, they had to be retaught the truth, and God had to teach them that He was the one and only God and that the objects they were worshipping couldn’t do anything for them or anyone else. It goes to show that some lessons in the Bible are not intended for us but are written solely for the people of that day.
As Americans, we were raised to believe we are free, but are more like tributaries made to work to fund a government of thieves. We are still captives of Rome. Rome may have fallen in 476 AD, but it took on a new form as the Roman Catholic Church, and its empire is vast, controlling everything and every nation. Its teachings even run through the Protestant church, though we try to deny it, which is why discernment is necessary, and unlearning much of the things you’ve been taught that are extra-biblical. The point is that you must make God the only being you worship; He is the only deity worthy. So, as you can see, we are not much different than Israel in that we need to come out from among those who worship beings other than God. Assess your life and make sure you aren’t worshipping anything or anyone other than God Almighty.
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? Isaiah 44:9-10
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