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Then the Lord (YHWH) said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.’
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In today’s verse Moses is recounting to the next generation of Hebrews the promises of God and the failings of their fathers as a warning for them. They are about to leave the wilderness and enter into the land of promise and now, Moses is giving them instruction to “keep every commandment which I am commanding you today, so that you may be strong and go in and possess the land into which you are about to cross to possess it.” {Dt.11:8}

Aaron, Moses’ brother who was the first high priest, knew well the weakness of God’s people. It was he who said to Moses when they made that detestable ‘molten image’—the golden calf—that the people are prone to evil. {Ex.32:22} As a matter of fact, it was Aaron himself who made that idol to a false god. We have that event written on the scrolls of eternity, God’s Word, to remind us to be on guard. James wrote that we who are in Christ Jesus need to guard ourselves from idols. {Jas.5:20-21}

The apostle Peter had written that Satan, the father of lies, goes about as a roaring lion seeking who he can devour. {1Pt.5:8} That devil’s only hope and his great desire is idolatry! And as was first noted of him, he is more subtle than any other beast. {Gen.3:1} Yet, he said “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” But then God said, “Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, to the recesses of the pit.” {Isa.14:13-15}

Idolatry can be very overt, or it can be very subtle! A law that was passed in 1955 here in the United States required that the phrase “In God We Trust” must appear on all American currency. While that may sound very nice to religious people, righteous people should certainly discern a different truth! The vast majority of people trust in the money that carries that saying, rather than trusting in our God who actually said that He would supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. {Php.4:19}

Our God has given us everything pertaining to life and godliness {2Pt.1:3}, the Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want! {Ps.23:1} His words are life to those who find them. {Pr.4:22} We have no need of idols—we need to abide in His Word!

“All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 bbY)

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