8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. 9You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Idolatry, Spirit, Jealousy and Iniquity!
“To countenance its image worship, the Roman Catholic Church has left the whole of this second commandment out of the decalogue, and thus lost one whole commandment out of the ten; but to keep up the number they have divided the tenth into two.” (Clarke)
“John 4:24 explains the rationale behind the second commandment: God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. The use of images and other material things as a focus or “help” to worship denies who God is (Spirit) and how we must worship Him (in spirit and truth).” (Guzik)
“God’s jealousy is love in action. He refuses to share the human heart with any rival, not because He is selfish and wants us all for Himself, but because He knows that upon that loyalty to Him depends our very moral life... God is not jealous of us: He is jealous for us.” (Redpath)
Visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me:
“‘This necessarily implies - IF the children walk in the steps of their fathers; for no man can be condemned by Divine justice for a crime of which he was never guilty.” (Clarke)
These three verses are so rich that a book, a complete study of them could be conducted! Remember, don’t worship idols but worship in spirit and truth because God’s jealousy is love ❤️ in action and don’t walk in the steps of those who hate Him but love ❤️ the Lord with all your heart ❤️, mind and soul.
Blessings
No comments:
Post a Comment