DAILYWORD March 13, 2014 Jdg 3:1 These nowe are the nations which the Lorde left, that he might proue Israel by them (euen as many of Israel as had not knowen all the warres of Canaan, We find in this Chapter that idolatry always leads to slavery. There was first bondage to Baal; then, as a result, bondage to Shushan. However, every time they cried unto Jehovah, He raised up a Saviour for them. When they cried, He delivered—no matter how guilty they were. There was no delay. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Forgiveness immediately follows true confession. The word “quarries” (Judg. 3:19, 26) should read “graven images.” How sad to learn (Judg. 3:19) that these idols had been set up at Gilgal, especially considering that this had been the dwelling-place of Jehovah. Gilgal pictures the broken and contrite heart in which God dwells. If He be grieved away from such an heart, it quickly becomes the home of graven images, i.e., idols. Regrettably, the problem of “idols” did not cease with the Israelites of that time and place. They abound presently. That’s why John the Beloved said, “Little children, keep yourselves from idols” (I Jn. 5:21). An “idol” is anything in which we place our faith, other than Christ and the Cross. In fact, religion is the greatest idol of all, and the doing of religion is the greatest narcotic there is. That means that everything other than Christ and the Cross leads to defeat, abject defeat! (Gal. 2:20–21; 6:14).
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:06:35 +0000
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