….Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Genesis 35:2   In this verse Jacob addresses his household. Jacob’s servants were all Syrians and were worshipping idols. These gods belonged to them and others that Rachel stole and they treated these idols as gods and depended on them instead of their creator God.  These idols…

….Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it. Isaiah 46:11   This verse declares prophet Isaiah’s very specific prophecy given to the Judean exiles living in Babylon reminding them that God is already at work in sending them the help. Isaiah speaks of God summoning a bird of prey…

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! Psalms 96:9   Worship is derived from the word woerthship which is to give worth or value to an object or person. In this verse, King David is praising God as he brings the Ark of the Covenant up to Jerusalem. It is portraying how the Israelites are…