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NASB | Psalm 135:18 Those who make them will be like them, Yes, everyone who trusts in them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 135:18 Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless--spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless]; So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. [Ps 115:4-8] |
Subject: Theology Popular -- not Proper |
Bible Note: Amen! "He (Aaron) took this (the gold) from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf, and they said, 'This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt'" (Exodus 32:4). ..... One would think that this incident was too ridiculous to repeat, but old Jeroboam repeated these words in 1 Kings 12:28! And variations thereof have played on the stage of human history ever since. ..... We laugh at the ignorance of the ancient Israelites who had no better sense than to make themselves a god from their gold rings. We pride ourselves in being too smart to fall for such obvious foolishness as that, but think nothing of re-imaging God to suit our fancy. We are so stupid and callous that we dare put God in a box and have the audacity to attempt to force Him to do our bidding when we hold 'healing' circuses and when we chant the 'name it and claim it' mantra. The modern god is not the golden calf of ancient times but a celestial Santa Claus who exists for no other reason than to distribute robust health and lots of expensive toys to human beings who not only have an absolute right to these things but have to do nothing to get them but 'name it and claim it.' Thank God there are still a few preachers around of the caliber of Charles H. Spurgeon. --Hank |
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