GOD HATES IDOLATRY

What is idolatry? Idolatry is having another god (or gods) besides the one true living God of the Bible. Idolatry is anything that you place higher priority in your life than God and His Commandments. There is ONLY one true and living God, i.e., the God of the Bible...

 “But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.” —Jeremiah 10:10

God is a Jealous God...

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.” —Deuteronomy 20:3-5

God must be extremely jealous and angry nowadays, because the world sit in front of their TV's hours each day, viewing all forms of wickedness and evil. Without a doubt, the most popular god in the United States is the almighty television set. People usually think of "idolatry" in terms of bowing to an idol or an object (such as the sun). You don't have to bow to something to commit idolatry. In fact, idolatry is anything in your life that replaces God. 


A person may not consider that an automobile, house, certain possessions, a hobby, a person, a political party, a cause, a job, a sport, an addiction, lusts, pleasures, or some other thing, can become an idol.
A person may not consider that stubbornness is as idolatry in the eyes of God. Covetousness is also considered idolatry in the eyes of God.

A person seldom considers that his own selfishness can be an idol, as "self" is more important than God.
Very few consider that anything, which is more important to a person than obeying God, may be considered an idol.

Astrology, money, gold, silver, investments, success, popularity, pride, and many other such things, are also idols to people.
Idols are an abomination to the Lord. God is a jealous God.

1. Those That Make, Possess, Or Worship Idols Are Cursed.

 To Put Anything Before God, Or To Esteem Any Created Thing More Than God The Creator, Is Wickedness And A Form Of Idolatry.

 God’s Warning Is Clear: Do Not Do It.

Following Are A Few Of The Many Verses In The Bible, Relating To The Subject Of Idols And Idolatry.

2-God’s Warning: His Commands

Ex 20:3-6-

3-Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me. 

4-Thou Shalt Not Make Unto Thee Any Graven Image, Or Any Likeness Of Any Thing That Is In Heaven Above, Or That Is In The Earth Beneath, Or That Is In The Water Under The Earth:

5-Thou Shalt Not Bow Down Thyself To Them, Nor Serve Them: For I The Lord Thy God Am A Jealous God, Visiting The Iniquity Of The Fathers Upon The Children Unto The Third And Fourth Generation Of Them That Hate Me;

6-And Shewing Mercy Unto Thousands Of Them That Love Me, And Keep My Commandments.

Ex 20:23-Ye Shall Not Make With Me Gods Of Silver, Neither Shall Ye Make Unto You Gods Of Gold.

Ex 23:13-And In All Things That I Have Said Unto You Be Circumspect: And Make No Mention Of The Name Of Other Gods, Neither Let It Be Heard Out Of Thy Mouth.

Deut 4:16-18-

16-(Take Heed) Lest Ye Corrupt Yourselves, And Make You A Graven Image, The Similitude Of Any Figure, The Likeness Of Male Or Female, 

17-The Likeness Of Any Beast That Is On The Earth, The Likeness Of Any Winged Fowl That Flieth In The Air,

18-The Likeness Of Any Thing That Creepeth On The Ground, The Likeness Of Any Fish That Is In The Waters Beneath The Earth.

Deut 4:23,24-

23-Take Heed Unto Yourselves, Lest Ye Forget The Covenant Of The Lord Your God, Which He Made With You, And Make You A Graven Image, Or The Likeness Of Any Thing, Which The Lord Thy God Hath Forbidden Thee. 

24-For The Lord Thy God Is A Consuming Fire, Even A Jealous God.

2 Kings 17:35-The Lord Had Made A Covenant, And Charged Them, Saying, Ye Shall Not Fear Other Gods, Nor Bow Yourselves To Them, Nor Serve Them, Nor Sacrifice To Them. 

This Warning, In Deut 4:16-18,23,24, Also Extends To The Wicked Sin Of Astrology. God Has Destroyed Whole Nations For Such Wickedness. It Is Written, Deut 4:15,16,19,24,26-Take…Heed…Lest Ye Corrupt Yourselves…And Lest Thou Lift Up Thine Eyes Unto Heaven, And When Thou Seest The Sun, And The Moon, And The Stars, Even All The Host Of Heaven, Shouldest Be Driven To Worship Them, And Serve Them, Which The Lord Thy God Hath Divided Unto All Nations Under The Whole Heaven. For The Lord Thy God Is A Consuming Fire, Even A Jealous God. I Call Heaven And Earth To Witness Against