We are walking in today: The Second Commandment--Avoid The Polytheistic Trap
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Exodus 29:21, 30:25, 30:31, 31:11, 40:9, 40:15; Leviticus 8:2, 8:12, 10:7, 21:10, 21:12; Numbers 4:16; Isaiah 10:27; James 5:14
Why is it a big deal that we are not to make an image of our God, Yahweh? This was to be a designation of one of the many differences of the Living God versus the idols that people worshiped. Much of this idol worship stemmed from people trying to determine the mysteries of life. In an attempt to find the way to control or manipulate situations in life by getting a specific outcome. This led to the plethora of idols and gods that people would pray and seek favor from. For the people had come to attribute specific powers to them individually. Unlike the true and living God, Yahweh who is the all-powerful, all-knowing Almighty God! While these creations of man were an attempt to explain the unexplainable for those outside of knowing Elohim. This led people into feeling powerful in explaining various situations, by seeking out many idol gods for that specific outcome. Keep in mind that these gods didn't work together in many cases against each other. They were even attributed to have various levels of power and influence. Because of this desperate attempt to find an explanation that man could control the desired outcome--resulted in more confusion as the people would struggle to realize the lack of power that these idol gods held.
This instruction in the second commandment, to the children of Israel that Yahweh could not be defined by an image made by the hands of man. He is not of only one manner of influence--He is all the influence! He is not at battle with anyone--there is no one worthy to battle Him! No one in all the universe can begin to match His power nor approach His ability! He can not be limited by explanation in a image that mere man can conceive with a crafting of the hands! Thus an idol god and those images are, gods of man's imagination which are a poor substitute of the only true God Almighty, Yahweh.
If man can confine the all-powerful, Yahweh to an image than we are able to limit His power. How can the all-powerful, One who created all things be limited by what He has made? This commandment is given to Israel so that we would not attempt to usurp His ability or authority. His singleness in ability and power--He is the only all-knowing, all-powerful, Yahweh! There is none other! Our words, thoughts and hands cannot describe Him in all of His glory! The only creation in His image is man. For in Genesis man was created in His image and likeness. We are to have His likeness and take after our Heavenly Father! Why would we take what He has placed on us and attribute it to lifeless images? Was there a level of confusion given to us to try to look outside of Him, for His glory and holiness? That we could be confused by the lies that had been passed down through the polytheistic beliefs to not look to the Truth and be misled by the lie? Does this effectively distance us from Yahweh and His purpose and plan for our lives? Causing many of us to become desperate to try and attempt anything to get out of this woeful situation we may find ourselves in? Who would want to have mankind in this place or situation? Who would want to attack or make Yahweh's creation, made in His image and likeliness--to suffer? Only the devil--the murder from the beginning, the father of all lies! For when we really trace back this false information we find him at the root of all lies with the same intention to separate us His image and likeness from our Creator, Yahweh. Who is also our Heavenly Father and King. All that we need, have and are is tied to Him! No longer soothe your pain with the lies that only brings us more confusion! Isaiah 41:29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion. Isaiah 45:16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. To hear more of this message click here.
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