“They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, ‘Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?’ He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, ‘Is there not a lie in my right hand?'” (ESV – Read the chapter)
This and the few verses on either side of it is one of my favorite passages in the whole Old Testament. It ranks up there for me as one of the best in the Bible. That may not be a very spiritual answer to the question of what this preacher’s favorite verse is, but read it again for yourself. It’s hilarious. No other passage in the Bible captures the sheer idiocy of idolatry quite so well as this one does. And it does it with a sarcastic sense of humor that resonates really well with my own. Read the rest…
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