Bible Question:
Tim, why do you think God said in the ten commandments: Exocus 20:3 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." mind you now God said gods meaning more that one. and what do you think they worshiped back in the bible day? gods. and what do you think the golden calf was suppose to be? a god for the children of Isarael to worship. every thing God says is for a reason, anf " thou shalt have no other gods before me was put there for a reason. your sis is Christ matronsgt |
Bible Answer: Hi, Although I am not Tim I would like to share what I understand to be the reason for that commandment. God Himself gave the reason for the commands in chapter 19 verses 4 to 6: 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself. 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel." Remember they had just left Egypt. The "gods" of Egypt are well known: Ra, Anubis, Bast, etc. They were going to Cannan where the Cannanites had their own "gods". Remember God said, Ex 20:22,23 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. 'You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.' So, when Aaron bowed to the wishes of the people, he made an image of a calf and said "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Ex 32:4b he was in direct disobediance to the LORD. Look what happened after Balaam unwillingly blessed the children of Israel. Num 25:2 For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. Num 25:3 So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel. Or look what happened to Solomon: 1 Kin 11:4-10 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon. Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. Now the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not observe what the LORD had commanded. Another explanation of idolatry is Isaiah 44:9-20. |