The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
The idols of the nations are fashioned from silver and gold by human hands, which proves they are manufactured articles and not living deities. They are shaped things rather than makers, possessing no power to create. This is seen in the idols of China, which include one formed of gold and others formed of brass, wood, or stone, whose own worshipers admit that these gods have no creative power.
These gods are blind and lame, having eyes that cannot see and feet that cannot walk. Being made by human hands, they cannot hear the cries addressed to them nor furnish any defense to those who call upon them. The Jebusites set such idols as the defense of Jebus, that is Jerusalem, a foolish boast, and David loathed them with his whole soul. Yet the people who serve these helpless gods display a devotion that shames Christians.
The idols of the nations are fashioned from silver and gold by human hands, which proves they are manufactured articles and not living deities. They are shaped things rather than makers, possessing no power to create. This is seen in the idols of China, which include one formed of gold and others formed of brass, wood, or stone, whose own worshipers admit that these gods have no creative power.
These gods are blind and lame, having eyes that cannot see and feet that cannot walk. Being made by human hands, they cannot hear the cries addressed to them nor furnish any defense to those who call upon them. The Jebusites set such idols as the defense of Jebus, that is Jerusalem, a foolish boast, and David loathed them with his whole soul. Yet the people who serve these helpless gods display a devotion that shames Christians.