What other biblical events show God's supremacy over idols and false beliefs? A Moment of Decision: Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:39) “When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” Straight from fire-lit altars to repentant hearts, Mount Carmel shouts that no rival can stand before the true God. Scripture echoes this theme again and again. Plagues That Humiliated Egypt’s Deities (Exodus 7–12) • Water to blood mocked Hapi, the Nile god (7:14-24). • Frogs disgraced Heqet, the frog-headed fertility goddess (8:1-15). • Gnats and flies exposed Geb and Khepri (8:16-32). • Livestock disease shamed Apis and Hathor (9:1-7). • Boils humbled Imhotep, god of healing (9:8-12). • Hail crushed Nut and Shu, sky deities (9:13-35). • Locusts devoured the harvest “protections” of Osiris (10:1-20). • Darkness silenced Ra, the sun god (10:21-29). • The death of the firstborn struck Pharaoh himself—worshiped as a living god (11–12). Each sign declared, “The LORD is God!”. Sea Parted, Army Crushed: Red Sea (Exodus 14:13-31) • Egypt’s chariots, symbols of world power, drowned, while Israel walked through walls of water. • Moses sang, “Who among the gods is like You, O LORD?” (15:11). Gold Idol Ground to Dust: The Golden Calf (Exodus 32:19-20) • Moses burned the calf, ground it to powder, scattered it on water, and made Israel drink—vivid proof that the idol had zero power to save. Stone Crumbles, God Stands: Dagon vs. the Ark (1 Samuel 5:2-4) • Philistines place the ark in Dagon’s temple. • Next morning: Dagon face-down. • Following morning: head and hands cut off. No contest—only surrender. Altar Smashed, Covenant Confirmed: Gideon and Baal (Judges 6:25-32) • Gideon topples Baal’s altar, builds one for the LORD. • Even Baal’s followers rename Gideon “Jerub-Baal”—“Let Baal contend.” Baal never does. Furnace Can’t Burn Faith: The Image of Gold (Daniel 3:15-30) • A ninety-foot statue demands worship. • Fiery furnace looses ropes, not lives. • Nebuchadnezzar confesses, “There is no other god who can save in this way” (3:29). Lion’s Den Closed to Unbelief (Daniel 6:20-27) • Darius discovers Daniel untouched and decrees, “He is the living God and He endures forever” (6:26). • Predators obey their Creator, not Persia’s edict. Assyrian Boasting Silenced (2 Kings 19:14-37) • Sennacherib mocks: “Do not let your God deceive you” (19:10). • One angel, one night, 185,000 soldiers gone. • “The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this” (19:31). Idols Exposed in Athens (Acts 17:22-31) • Paul uses an altar “To an Unknown God” to unveil the known Creator. • “He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands” (17:24). Magician Struck Blind: Elymas vs. the Gospel (Acts 13:8-12) • Elymas tries to turn the proconsul from faith. • Paul declares, “You are a child of the devil,” and the sorcerer goes blind. • The proconsul believes, “astonished at the teaching of the Lord.” Living in the Light of God’s Supremacy • Every scene—from Egypt’s Nile to Athens’ marketplace—confirms the one true God who acts in history, judges idols, and calls hearts to Himself. • Our response mirrors Israel’s at Carmel: fall before Him and affirm, “The LORD, He is God!” |
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