Jeremiah 10:6-8
There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?
For this is your due;
for among all the wise ones of the nations
and in all their kingdoms
there is none like you.
They are both stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
Tag: God vs Idols
An "idol" is something we worship. We can have many types of idols. Our jobs can be an idol, we can worship our jobs. We can worship our family. We can worship our spouse. An idol is also something we hope will deliver us in times of trouble. So, our bank accounts can quickly become our idols. Our skills or personal strength can be come our idols. However, no idol can do what God does. No idol can deliver and save and rescue. Idols are "stupid and foolish." The word idol in the Hebrew is: habel. It means, "empty or vain." In the above passage the Prophet Jeremiah is speaking God's Word about the Nation of Israel who, at the time, were actually worshiping worthless idols. Idols cut out of stone and trees. God is saying to them, through Jeremiah, that God is the only true God, full of might!! They were taking something created by God (wood and stone) and cutting into shapes to worship like a god. We shape God's creation into cars and homes. We shape God's creation into vacation spots and destinations. We take what God created and worship it as though it were a god. Yet, "there is none like you, O Lord." Only God is God. Only God should be worshipped. He is the center of it all. Worship the Creator not the created.
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