Are we the Choosy Devout?
” … Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel. However, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit–the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.” 2 Kings 10:28-29
Chapters 9 and 10 of II Kings describe how Jehu didn’t mess around in establishing his throne. But although he was zealous to rid Israel of the worship of Baal, Jehu didn’t challenge other established forms of idolatry.
It may be important to note here that Baal was a Philistine deity, whereas the worship of the golden calves was established by Jeroboam, one of Israel’s kings.
Does this help us to understand our own attitude to idolatry? Are we selective in what we root out? More specifically, are we less likely to clean the scene of idolatry which has its origins at home or is ‘part of the way we do things around here’? If this is true then is it because our culture blinds us (ie we don’t see it as idolatry) or is it just more difficult to let go because it is more tightly woven in to our daily practices?
February 25th, 2010 at 4:11 am
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