The Almighty God VS Idols Apis the Bull God Bronze figure from Lower Egypt Late Period, about 600 BC cf. Exodus 32:3-4 Apis the Bull God Bronze figure from Lower Egypt Late Period, about 600 BC cf. Exodus 32:3-4

Exodus 32:3-4 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

God VS Idols God Is : Eternal Psalm 90:2 1 Timothy 1:17

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

God VS Idols God Is : Eternal Psalm 90:2 1 Timothy 1:17 Idols Are: Made by Men Exodus 20:23 Exodus 32:1 Isaiah 44:15

Exodus 20:23 You shall not make anything to be with Me - gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.

Exodus 32:1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

Isaiah 44:15 Then it shall be for a man to burn, For he will take some of it and warm himself; Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread; Indeed he makes a god and worships it; He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it. Prophet notes the absurdity. Pine tree planted, and used for warmth, then the same wood is fashioned into a god, an worshipped.

God VS Idols God Is : Unchangeable in His Nature Malachi 3:6

For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. God has ever been consistent and fair in his treatment of His people.

God VS Idols God Is : Unchangeable in His Nature Malachi 3:6 Idols Are: Changeable at the Will of Man

God VS Idols God Is : All Powerful Job 42:2 Matthew 19:26 Revelation 4:8

Job 42:2 “I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Revelation 4:8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!"

God VS Idols God Is : All Powerful Job 42:2 Matthew 19:26 Revelation 4:8 Idols Are: Powerless Isaiah 44:9

Isaiah 44:19 And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”

God VS Idols God Is : All Knowing 1 Samuel 2:3 Psalm 139:1-4

1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the LORD is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.

Psalm O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

God VS Idols God Is : All Knowing 1 Samuel 2:3 Psalm 139:1-4 Idols Are: Dumb/Inanimate Isaiah 44:9, 18-20

Isaiah 44:9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.

Isaiah 44:18-20 They do not know nor understand; For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, And their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19 And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?" 20 He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

God VS Idols God Is : Ever Present 1 Kings 8:27 Jeremiah 23:23-24

1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

Jeremiah 23:23-24 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the LORD, “And not a God afar off? 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says the LORD; “Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.”

God VS Idols God Is : Ever Present 1 Kings 8:27 Jeremiah 23:23-24 Idols Are: Never Present 1 Kings 18:24-29

“Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” So all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.” 25 Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” 26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made…

1 Kings 18:24-29, cont. … 27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.

The Almighty God VS Idols “To whom then will you liken God?” Isaiah 40:18-31 “To whom then will you liken God?” Isaiah 40:18-31