About this episode

The episode explores the concept of idolatry and its implications for worshiping the true God.

Send us Fan Mail Idolatry is one of those Bible words that can feel obvious until you try to use it carefully. We live far from Baal temples, yet we still talk about idols constantly and sometimes we label everything as an idol until the word loses its bite. Derek and Alastair slow down and rebuild the category from the ground up, starting where Scripture starts: the Ten Commandments, the golden calf, and the question of what it means to worship the true God rather than a controllable substit...

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Hosts: Derek, Alastair

Topics covered

• idolatry
• worship
• true God
• Scripture
• Ten Commandments
• golden calf

Keywords

• idolatry
• worship
• Baal
• Ten Commandments
• golden calf
• true God
• spirituality

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Books & works: Ten Commandments, golden calf

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