Idolatry Is Not Worshiping Nothing | The Real Powers Behind the Idols

Most Christians have been taught that biblical idolatry was simply the foolish worship of lifeless statues. But that explanation does not fully account for God’s jealousy, the First Commandment, the Shedim of Deuteronomy 32, or Paul’s warning that pagan sacrifices are offered to demons.The carved idol may be nothing in itself, but Scripture presents the being represented by that idol as something very real.In this episode of Broadcasting Seeds, Bennett examines idolatry through the biblical divine council framework. He explores the supernatural beings behind pagan worship, the territorial powers assigned to the nations, the meaning of God’s jeal...