IDOLS - literally, “things of nought.” Hebrew אלילים
_'ĕlı̂ylı̂m_. There appears to have been a play on the
similarity in sound of this word to אלהים _'ĕlohı̂ym_ (God).
Compare 1 Corinthians 8:4.
STANDING IMAGE - Either an upright statue, or a pillar, such as an
obelisk or a Celtic menhir, set up... [ Continue Reading ]
As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22 concludes with promises
and warnings Exodus 23:20, so does this collection of laws contained
in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the
conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of
the nation. The longer simila... [ Continue Reading ]