Confronting Our Idols
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The first example of idolatry in the Bible was in Exodus 32 - The Golden Calf story. What can we take from this to help us better understand and confront our own spiritual anxieties?
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- 2. WHAT IS AN IDOL? My idols are those visible things or people I have empowered to satisfy my deepest desires and needs in the place of the invisible God. My idols relieve my spiritual anxiety. We look to our idols to: • Give us life • Bring us comfort • Satisfy our wants or needs • Give us power in this world • Save us • Provide identity
- 3. FIRST EXAMPLE OF IDOLATRY – EXODUS 32 What is going on here? IMPATIENCE increased their spiritual anxiety: “When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods…” v. 1 SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP CONFORMED to the expedient: “So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” v. 3, 4
- 4. EXODUS 32, CONTINUED They attached to an object that represented saving power: “When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD.” v. 5 Their false sense of control corrupted their behavior. “So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry”. V. 6
- 5. CONTEMPORARY IDOLATRY What factors tempt us to idolatry today? • Spiritual Anxiety • The Quest for Control • Fundamental Physical Urges • The Desire for Identity • Corrupt Spirituality • Others?
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