Idols

Don’t Worship Idols - Psalms 135:13 – 135:21 (commentary)

The purpose of this passage is: 1. To arm the people of God against idolatry and all false worship (vv. 13-18). This is done by showing what sort of gods they were that the heathen worshiped. These images were the work of ...

Idolatry Will be Punished - Ezekiel 14:1 – 14:11 (commentary)

At the beginning of this chapter a group of the elders in exile came to Ezekiel to seek counsel of the Lord (vv. 1-3). It appeared that they were finally been convinced that judgment was coming to their brethren still at Jerusalem. The context indicates that the question in …

David Conquers The Philistines - I Chronicles 14:1 – 14:17 (commentary)

At about the same time David was arranging for the arrival of the ark he was also undertaking several building projects (v. l). The primary project was the construction of his own royal palace, which was considered essential in establishing the reign of a new king in that part of the world at ...