DAY 91 Read Judges 17 through 19.
Today's reading: The two episodes recorded in Judges 17 through 21 occurred at some unknown time earlier in the period of the judges, probably even before Othniel became the first judge.
Memory gem: "Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten Gods: I am the Lord" (Leviticus 19:4).
Thought for today:
It is easy for us to study the history of days gone by and to forget that the problem of idolatry is one that confronts us in this modern age. I have seen various kinds of paganism in different countries of the world. I have seen idolatry in its rankest forms. But, friends, let me say this: Idolatry is found in every country, not only in so-called uncivilized portions of the world.
We may not worship at a shrine in some pagan temple filled with graven images, but there may be false gods in the temple of our souls--yes, idols of the heart.
The worship of false gods in Bible times was repugnant to God. Just so, in the days in which we live, there are modern gods worshiped in the temple of man's heart, which are just as repulsive to God.
We sometimes forget that there are many kinds of idols and many forms of idolatry. Whatever or whoever we love and serve more than the Creator God is an idol. This is worshiping the "creature more than the Creator" (Romans 1:25).
Self-love always leads to self-worship and on to other sins. Self is the creature that is worshiped above all others, and this leads to the exaltation of other false deities. Many worship at the shrine of pleasure. This is a very dominant sin of the last days and is another species of idolatry.
We could go on with a long list of modern gods that are receiving obeisance from their followers. We must admit that the gods of self, appetite, pleasure, fashion--even the god of the cash register--are evident in this modern age in which we live.
Let us abolish the idols and images in our hearts and worship the true and living God, our Creator.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Judges 18:30. "Manasseh"--Strong evidence exists that this name should be "Moses": in Hebrew the only difference in the two is the letter "n" in the longer name. It has been suggested that the letter may have been added by copyists in order to remove from Moses the stigma of admitting that this grandson was a renegade priest.
Today's reading: The two episodes recorded in Judges 17 through 21 occurred at some unknown time earlier in the period of the judges, probably even before Othniel became the first judge.
Memory gem: "Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten Gods: I am the Lord" (Leviticus 19:4).
Thought for today:
It is easy for us to study the history of days gone by and to forget that the problem of idolatry is one that confronts us in this modern age. I have seen various kinds of paganism in different countries of the world. I have seen idolatry in its rankest forms. But, friends, let me say this: Idolatry is found in every country, not only in so-called uncivilized portions of the world.
We may not worship at a shrine in some pagan temple filled with graven images, but there may be false gods in the temple of our souls--yes, idols of the heart.
The worship of false gods in Bible times was repugnant to God. Just so, in the days in which we live, there are modern gods worshiped in the temple of man's heart, which are just as repulsive to God.
We sometimes forget that there are many kinds of idols and many forms of idolatry. Whatever or whoever we love and serve more than the Creator God is an idol. This is worshiping the "creature more than the Creator" (Romans 1:25).
Self-love always leads to self-worship and on to other sins. Self is the creature that is worshiped above all others, and this leads to the exaltation of other false deities. Many worship at the shrine of pleasure. This is a very dominant sin of the last days and is another species of idolatry.
We could go on with a long list of modern gods that are receiving obeisance from their followers. We must admit that the gods of self, appetite, pleasure, fashion--even the god of the cash register--are evident in this modern age in which we live.
Let us abolish the idols and images in our hearts and worship the true and living God, our Creator.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Judges 18:30. "Manasseh"--Strong evidence exists that this name should be "Moses": in Hebrew the only difference in the two is the letter "n" in the longer name. It has been suggested that the letter may have been added by copyists in order to remove from Moses the stigma of admitting that this grandson was a renegade priest.
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