Most Westerners have struggled at one time or another to understand the attraction of idolatry in the ancient world. What could be so compelling about an inanimate block of wood or chunk of stone? Hard care idolatry feels as tempting as beet juice. It's likely someone out there loves a frothy glass of obscure vegetable extract, but the temptation doesn't weigh heavily on our souls.
But idolatry made a lot of sense in the ancient world. And, had we lived two or three millennia ago, it almost certainly would have been tempting to each one of us. In his commentary on Exodus, Doug Stuart explains idolatry's attraction with nine points. You'll likely want to save this list and file it for future sermons or Bible studies. Read more
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