idolatry – Bible Q

Why did the Jews constantly and so easily fall away from God and serve the gods of other nations?

Answered by BibleQ . July 19, 2010 - 8:50 pm

They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways. Psalm 95:10 God uses these words to describe the behaviour of the nation of Israel as they wandered in the wilderness. It shows us the primary reason why they fell away so easily and frequently. If they had […]

In 2 Kings 5:18, is Rimmon a god of Syria?

Answered by BibleQ . May 23, 2010 - 7:23 pm

Yes, in 2Kings 5:18 Rimmon is referring to a Syrian god. There isn’t much information about this false god, either inside or outside the Bible. The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia has the following entry: A Syrian god. Naaman the Syrian leper after being cured is troubled over the fact that he will still have to […]

Why did God save the Israelites with a bronze snake when idolatry was forbidden?

Answered by BibleQ . March 5, 2010 - 1:31 pm

This is a good question. Under normal circumstances making of such an image was forbidden: Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. However in this […]

What is the difference between “unclean spirit” and “demon”?

Answered by BibleQ . November 23, 2009 - 1:26 pm 4

New Testament In the NT there is no substantial difference. Sometimes “unclean spirit” and “demon” occur in the same account, or in parallel accounts between the synoptic Gospel writers: Luke 8:29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept […]

Is it proper to worship in front of images?

Answered by BibleQ . October 31, 2009 - 8:25 pm 5

Well, I assume that images means images of false gods, since there is no image of God. And I assume that the context is worshiping the real God in front of a false image (kind of like the Jacobite toast). Well, a few passages spring to mind. Let’s start with Exodus 20:4: “You shall not […]

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Why did the Jews constantly and so easily fall away from God and serve the gods of other nations?

In 2 Kings 5:18, is Rimmon a god of Syria?

Why did God save the Israelites with a bronze snake when idolatry was forbidden?

What is the difference between “unclean spirit” and “demon”?

Is it proper to worship in front of images?

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