Idols
There are a lot of talent shows on t.v. these days.
Some even encourage you to try out and see if you’re the next Idol.
Did you get that?
Idol.
Throughout the Bible, God has shown His displeasure with idols in very clear ways.
In Exodus 20:3-6 God specifically says we are not to have any type of idol. We are not to make one in any shape. We are not to bow down to anything or to worship anything other than Him.
He goes on to tell us He is a jealous God and that He will severely punish those who make these choices.
God then shows He means this in Exodus 32.
In that passage we read about how angry God was the people had made a golden calf while they were waiting for Moses to return from visiting Mt. Sinai.
He responded by sending a plague on them as punishment (verse 35).
The subject of idols is also covered in the New Testament.
The book of 1 John closes with this warning –
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
in 1 Corinthians 10:14, Paul specifically tells us to flee from idolatry*.