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NASB | Exodus 20:3 ¶ "You shall have no other gods before Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:3 ¶ "You shall have no other gods before Me. |
Bible Question: Does "idolatry" in the Bible mean merely the worship of images (idols), or does it also have broader meanings? |
Bible Answer: Hank, Idolatry is the worship of false deity through the use of images. The second commandment does not, per se, forbid the making of an image of creation. An image of a snake on a staff was used to heal the Israelites bitten by snakes in the wilderness. It is not the image itself that God forbids. It is the intent to worship the image in place of God which violates the 1st commandment. If there are other gods, then God is not who He claims to be. The word "god" in the bible is usually misunderstood and misinterpreted. They are not gods at all, they are only treated and thought of as gods. Satan is referred to as the god of this world, however, Satan is not a god in any sense of the term "deity". Satan is not an image but he is worshipped by those who reject God's laws as though he is a "god" or even "God" Himself. The word does have both a narrow and broad meaning. Sam Hughey |
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