Which other scriptures affirm God's supremacy over idols and creation? Setting the Stage: 1 Chronicles 16:26 “For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.” The verse draws a stark contrast: idols are powerless, manufactured things, whereas the LORD is the living Creator. Scripture echoes this theme again and again. Foundational Passages in the Law • Exodus 20:3–4 — “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol…” • Deuteronomy 4:35 — “You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.” • Deuteronomy 32:39 — “See now that I am He; there is no god besides Me.” Historical Reminder • 1 Samuel 12:21 — “Do not turn away to follow worthless idols that cannot profit or deliver.” • 2 Kings 19:18 — “They have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, the work of human hands.” Psalms: Worship Fueled by Creator Consciousness • Psalm 24:1–2 — “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof… for He founded it upon the seas.” • Psalm 96:4–6 — “For great is the LORD… For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.” • Psalm 97:9 — “For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.” • Psalm 115:3–8 and Psalm 135:15–18 — Both passages mock idols that have mouths but cannot speak and eyes but cannot see, contrasting them with the sovereign God. Prophets: Bold Declarations Against Idolatry • Isaiah 40:18, 25–26 — “To whom will you liken God?… Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these?” • Isaiah 42:5, 8 — “Thus says God the LORD, who created the heavens… ‘I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols.’” • Isaiah 44:6 — “I am the First and I am the Last; apart from Me there is no God.” • Isaiah 45:18 — “He who fashioned and made the earth… says: ‘I am the LORD, and there is no other.’” • Jeremiah 10:10–11, 14–16 — “The LORD is the true God… The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish.” • Daniel 4:34–35 — Nebuchadnezzar confesses that God “does as He pleases with the host of heaven” and that no one can restrain His hand. New Testament Confirmation • John 1:1–3 — “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.” • Acts 17:24–25 — “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.” • Romans 1:20–25 — Creation reveals God’s eternal power; exchanging Him for idols is the core of human rebellion. • 1 Corinthians 8:4–6 — “We know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one… yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things.” • Colossians 1:15–17 — “By Him all things were created… and in Him all things hold together.” • 1 Thessalonians 1:9 — Believers “turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.” • Revelation 4:11 — “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory… for You created all things.” • Revelation 14:7 — “Worship Him who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.” Key Truths to Carry Forward • Idols are man-made; the LORD is Maker of all. • God’s supremacy is not merely greater power—it is utter uniqueness. • Right worship flows from recognizing God as Creator and rejecting every rival claim. |
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