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11/16/2008

Remember

Intro 2 Peter 3:1-10 Do not forget!

Psalm 77 & 78

Remember: zakar, to remember, commemorate, consider, to bring to remembrance, remind, mention


Video of change.
Explanation of Idolatry, result of forgetfulness.



Idolotry

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2 Kings 17
24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns. 25 When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people. 26 It was reported to the king of Assyria: 'The people you deported and resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know what the god of that country requires. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them off, because the people do not know what he requires.'

27 Then the king of Assyria gave this order: 'Have one of the priests you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the people what the god of the land requires.' 28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD.
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2 Kings 5
13 Naaman's servants went to him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'!' 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Please accept now a gift from your servant.'

16 The prophet answered, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' And even though Naaman urged him, he refused.

17 'If you will not,' said Naaman, 'please let me, your servant, be given as much earth as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will never again make burnt offerings and sacrifices to any other god but the LORD. 18 But may the LORD forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down and he is leaning on my arm and I bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant for this.'

I think Idolatry today is similar in that we think work is ruled by one god, family by another god, recreation by another god, and by that I mean at work we leave God behind and cut corners, tell white lies and try to make ourselves appear better than we are. In the family we cover up adulterous lusts and pornography. And in golf or fishing do we really tell the truth about the number of strokes or what we caught. If we had one God we would obey his commands where ever we are. We would tell the truth, we wouldn't cut corners, we would keep our eyes free of lusts and minds focused on the one true God.

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