Guard Against Pagan Practices God forbids the use of pagan practices in worshiping Him. Deuteronomy 18:9-13 “When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his ...

Molech—Then and Now The god of convenience is with us still. Leviticus 18:21  “You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 20:1-5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of ...

One Bridge Only Christ is God’s Bridge for us, not carved stones or totems. 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 the LORD your God.” Romans ...

Make No Images God reminds us of Himself in the things He has made 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 ...

Harboring Other Gods? We may be harboring false gods and not know it. Deuteronomy 4:15-19 “Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image ...

The Allure of “Success” Success, wrongly defined, can lead us astray. 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, saying, ‘Let us ...

Tempted by Loved Ones Those closest to us can be a source of temptation. 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 ...

False Prophets False prophets come to us as tests from the Lord. 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 us go after ...

Warned and Wary We must be warned of pagan ways and wary of their snares. 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 them, ...

Called to Redeem God’s people are called to restore His honor and glory. 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 shall tear down their altars and dash ...