No Pagan Practices. Period The Second Commandment We are to be holy. 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 son or his ...
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 ...