Last month, I mentioned some words from the prophet Isaiah, slamming idols. Since then, I’ve read a couple places in the Psalms that also take a low view of idols. Here are some excerpts from Psalms 115 and 135 (with similar words) …
Psalm 115.4-8 (CEB)
4 Their idols are just silver and gold—
things made by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.
They have eyes, but they can’t see.
6 They have ears, but they can’t hear.
They have noses, but they can’t smell.
7 They have hands, but they can’t feel.
They have feet, but they can’t walk.
They can’t even make a noise
in their throats!
8 Let the people who made these idols
and all who trust in them
become just like them!
Psalm 135.15-18 (CEB)
15 The nations’ idols
are just silver and gold—
things made by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.
They have eyes, but they can’t see.
17 They have ears, but they can’t listen.
No, there’s no breath in their lungs!
18 Let the people who made these idols
and all who trust in them
become just like them!
The idols that distract us today may be different, but they’re just as dangerous. They’re dangerous because they distract us from God. And they shape us. We become like what we worship and devote ourselves to.