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| Define the following: Idolatry |
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| *Idolatry may be classified as: • Idealism, or the worship of abstractions or mental qualities, such as justice. • The worship of Jehovah under image or symbol. • The worship of other gods under image or symbol. • The worship of the image or symbol itself. |
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| Define the following: Christian Worship |
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| •Protestants believe in only ONE authoritative source of Truth o The Bile alone • Situations arise because of the music |
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Asherah worship
How they were worshiped
what they looked like
what they were made from
god of what nation
and why thy were worshiped |
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Asherah was the goddess of Tyre. her form usually came from some cult, object, or wood but she would frequently be represented as a nude woman standing or sitting on top of a lion, with a lily in one hand and a serpent in the other.
she would have been worshiped along with Baal with the assumption that Baal would have sex with her if he was aroused by the communities actions.
she was worshiped to help spread fertility to the ground for communities crops, and for their future children |
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Molech worship
How they were worshiped
what they looked like
what they were made from
god of what nation
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God of the Phoneticians.
Idol had glowing arms where they would place their babies as a sacrifice. |
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| Nehush'tan worship (snake) |
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Definition
o The brazen serpent that Moses made in the wilderness for the people to look upon in remembrance of God
the serpent usually was held in the connotation of healing (perhaps from this reason, or elsewhere).
it says that Moses placed a bronze serpent onto a pole for anyone who is bitten by the snakes to look upon it and be healed. |
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o Had importance as the national god of the Philistines
o Represented as a body of a fish, with human head and hands
o Represented the life-giving of water
o Dagon was associated of agriculture |
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| common Characteristics of idolatry |
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Definition
o The worship of inanimate objects, such as stones, trees, rivers, etc.
o The worship of animals.
o The worship of the higher powers of nature; such as the sun, moon, stars; and the forces of nature; such as air, fire, etc.
o The worship of hero’s or of deceased ancestors. |
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| the basic truths found in each of the six distinct periods of worship in the Old Testament that are the foundational elements of true worship |
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Definition
o God called the meeting (Ex 24:1-8)
o There was an orderly structure that included participation from everyone (Ex 24:1,2)
o God’s Word was proclaimed (Ex 24:3)
o The people accepted the conditions of the covenant (Ex 24:3)
o The covenant was ratified (Ex 24:8) |
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oThe Sabbath was observed by:
• The cessation of all work
Ex 20:9-10
•Travel was forbidden (everyone had to stay in his place)
Ex 16:29
•Turning away from your own pleasure
Isaiah 58:13-14 |
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| Why was Canaanite worship an abomination before God? |
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· The Canaanites worship was an abomination before God due to the following characteristics:
o Orgiastic nature worship
o Fertility cults
o Unbounded license and moral abandon
o Human sacrifice
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