No Other Gods (Lesson 1)

To love and worship the one true God

2 Kings 17:7-8 NASB

(7)  Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and they had feared other gods

(8)  and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.

Idolatry is an offense to God

Hoshea becomes king and does evil in the sight of God.  Not only does he continue in the ways of the past kings of Israel.  He becomes a servant to the king of Assyria and agrees to pay tribute to him.  After a while, he gets tired of this and calls on Egypt’s King for help.  Shalmaneser takes him prisoner, invades Samaria and carries away the people into Mesopotamia.

Clearly, the actions of Israel offended God.  Anytime we put other things before God, He is offended.  What are some of the things people place before God today?

Here are just a few things that could come between God and us.  Fishing, Golf, Shopping, even our loved ones, the fact is that anything can become an idol if it distracts us from God.

Satan is roaming the earth and is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.  His goal is to do whatever it takes to draw us away from God.  Do not allow the distractions of this world to become an offense to God.