February 5, 2017 – The Beginning and Downward Decline of Idolatry

Fullness

Deuteronomy 8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Forgetfulness

Deuteronomy 8:11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

Unlawful Desires

Psalm 106:13 […]

January 29, 2017 – God’s Judgment on Idolatry

The Warning

Deuteronomy 4:25 When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:

26 I call heaven […]

January 22, 2017 – Israel’s Descent into Idolatry

Acts 7:38 This is he , that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina , and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts […]

January 15, 2017 – Elements of Worship in the Law of Moses

A People Set Apart for Worship: The Divine Purpose for Deliverance from Egypt

Exodus 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

18 And they […]

January 8, 2017 – Worship in Ancient Times

Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:2 …And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of […]