Psalm 115: 3-9.
But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through…
Walking With God— Review of Manis Friedman's Teaching 4th Aug 2023
Review of Manis Friedman’s Teaching 4th Aug, 2023
Bible says, “You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Idol” (Exodus 20:4). But some Israelites made a golden calf causing God’s anger. Why did God ignore Egypt while blessing the Israelites by getting them out? That is because Egypt was polytheistic accepting idolatry.
A very, very long time ago, perhaps not at all, a guy wrote down that people shouldn't pray to idols. When he got there to tell them, he found they'd made a big gold cow idol. People are still harping on that event so I think we're gonna be stuck with Banksy's bullshit for quite a while sadly.
Psalm 106:19-22.
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
They forgat God their Saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
In my opinion, this was one of the more egregious sins that the people committed against God. Moses…