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Observing the Idol Worshipper in His Native Habitat. Isaiah 44:12-20.

Image: Long-Billed Curlew, by John James Audubon, one of 435 life-sized, realistic watercolor paintings in his BIRDS OF AMERICA, 1838, a staggering masterpiece of documentation. A naturalist is a kind of hybrid scientist-reporter-artist-categorizer, such as John James Audubon, John Muir, and Jane Goodall. They publish their findings in books with simple titles like THE REDContinue reading “Observing the Idol Worshipper in His Native Habitat. Isaiah 44:12-20.”

BE READY FOR ANYTHING.

The worst thing that happened to the Israelites was the Babylonian captivity. Long after they were rescued from the Pharaoh and brought to the Promised Land, after David killed Goliath and God established David’s kingdom and Solomon’s temple—generations passed and the people got worse and worse. Remember how they left Egypt and built a goldenContinue reading “BE READY FOR ANYTHING.”

Pork, Port, and Potions: What’s So Tempting About Idolatry? Psalm 135:15-18.

Few things are more surprising to a first-time Bible reader than the constant presence of idol worship in a book about the One True God. God called Abram out of idol worship. His grandson Jacob married Rachel—who stole her father’s idols as a wedding present to herself. After Moses brought the nation out of Egypt,Continue reading “Pork, Port, and Potions: What’s So Tempting About Idolatry? Psalm 135:15-18.”

What’s So Bad About Idol Worship?

What’s so bad about idol worship? Some idols are believed to be inspired by demons, thus idol worship is demon worship. And idol worship involved “temple prostitutes” of both sexes. When babies were born to them, the girls joined their mothers as sex slaves, and the boys were killed. Idolatry also involved child sacrifice. WhenContinue reading “What’s So Bad About Idol Worship?”

God is LOOKING for Someone to Bless!

Israel fought many wars against pagan nations. As a Bible reader, it is easy to assume God will always intervene so His people win every war.  After all, the surrounding nations worship idols but Israel worships the One True God, right?   But what if Israel has a civil war?  If Judah and Benjamin takeContinue reading “God is LOOKING for Someone to Bless!”