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Turning to the Son rather than the Sun
The document is a 13 slide presentation on idolatry and worshipping God alone. It contains several Bible verses condemning idolatry, such as making graven images, putting other gods before the Lord, and engaging in practices like burning incense to idols. It encourages turning away from idolatry and drawing near to God alone through purification of heart.
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- 3. For you shallnot worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God - Exodus 34:14 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 3 of 13
- 4. 4 You adulteresses,do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? - James 4:4-5 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 4 of 13
- 5. If it isdisagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. - Joshua 24:15 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 5 of 13
- 6. 19 When Labanhad gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel's saddle, and she sat on them. And Laban felt through all the tent but did not find them. - Genesis 31:34 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 6 of 13
- 7. 1 Now therewas a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD.” 3 He then returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly dedicate the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will return them to you.” 4So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. - Judges 17:1-6 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide of 13
- 8. He will alsoshatter the obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire. - Jeremiah 43:13 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 8 of 13
- 9. You shall notmake for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God. - Leviticus 26:1 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 9 of 13
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- 13. Draw near toGod and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double- minded. - James 4:8 NASB TURNING TO THE SON RATHER THAN THE SUN Slide 13 of 13
Editor's Notes
- #2Â Preached at Merritt Island 11/19/2017 AM Lesson [READ: Ezekiel 8]
- #5Â [READ: 2 Kings 21:1-9 about King Manasseh] How had Israel wondered so far away from God???
- #6Â How had Israel wondered so far away from God???
- #11Â Location: Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt This is the oldest surviving obelisk (built in 20 century B.C.), within all the existing 30+ standing obelisks worldwide. Heliopolis was once the seat of worship of the sun god, Ra (Re), and The Great Temple of Re was built in this city. Therefore, although it was a capital city [of the 15th nome (province) of Lower Egypt], but it was important as a religious rather than a political center. The Great Temple of Ra in Heliopolis was the second in size only to the Karnak Great Temple of Amon, and its priesthood wielded great influence, particularly during the 5th dynasty [of the Old Kingdom, 24th Century B.C.], when the worship of Ra become the state cult.
- #12 An obelisk that was brought to Rome from Egypt by Caligula in 37 AD. There are a number of Egyptian obelisks standing in Rome, in fact 13 of them. There are more erect obelisks from Egypt in Rome than there are anywhere else in the World, including Egypt. They were all brought to Rome by various Roman Emperors. This particular example, often called the Vatican Obelisk and sometimes Caligula’s Obelisk, is the only ancient Egyptian obelisk in Rome to have remained standing since Roman times.
- #13 Tallest oblisk at 555 feet Although we see no celebration of Easter in the New Testament, early church fathers celebrated it, and today many churches are offering "sunrise services" at Easter – an obvious pagan solar celebration.