DECALOGUE 2.0
GOD vs. THE GODS
part 3

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Different traditions number the Ten Commandments differently ...

Are the first two commandments one or two?

Two or One?

• No other Gods
• Do Not make Idols
• Are these saying the same thing?
• Are they two different points?

Among the Gods

• Exodus 15:11
• Exodus 18:11
• Joshua 23 – 24
• Psalm 86:8-10

Battle of the Gods

• Exodus 12:12
  – “I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.”

Household Gods

• Genesis 31
  – The God of my Father (v. 5)
  – Laban’s household gods (v.19)
  – Jacob respects Laban’s gods (vv. 31-32)

Buried Gods

• Jacob wrestles with God – Gen. 32
• Conflict with Shechem – Gen. 33-34
• Throwing Away Foreign Gods – Gen. 35

Dumb Idols

• Isaiah 44:13-20
  – An idol is a worthless, powerless thing
  – Its maker is mortal
• Psalm 115:2-4

Two Concerns

1. You must not have other gods
   • Other “powers” may exist
   • GOD is the only divine power worthy of our worship
   • God is “Jealous”

2. You must not make graven images
   • The Character of GOD cannot be captured in an image
   • An image is not God

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 7 October 2007

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