Modern Molech? The Second Commandment Beware the false god of mere convenience. Leviticus 20:1-5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to ...
No Bridge to God but Christ The Second Commandment Christ alone is our Bridge from God, and to Him. Leviticus 26:1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am ...
Constant Reminders The Second Commandment God is present with us always. Exodus 34:17 “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.” Leviticus 19:4 “Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God.” The pagan peoples around Israel did not necessarily believe that their ...
No “Add-On” Deities The Second Commandment Examine yourself. Exodus 20:23 “You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.” During their many dalliances with false gods and pagan forms of worship, the people of Israel never completely abandoned the God of their redemption. They ...
Sound Judgment The Second Commandment Measure new worship practices against the clear teaching of Scripture. Deuteronomy 13:12-18 “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there, that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, ...
Tempted by Loved Ones The Second Commandment We must rebuke those who tempt us. Deuteronomy 13:6-11 “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other ...
Guard Against Being Drawn Away The Second Commandment We must maintain constant vigilance against false prophets. Deuteronomy 13:1-5 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let ...
Concerning Pagan Worship The Second Commandment God made known to Israel how they were to worship Him. Deuteronomy 12:29-31 “When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, take care that you be not ensnared to follow ...
Vigilance and Redemption The Second Commandment The followers of Christ have a duty to restore arenas for God’s glory to shine. Deuteronomy 12:2-4 “You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. You ...
Worship on God’s Terms Only Exodus 23:23-25, 32, 33 “When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, and I blot them out, you shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor ...