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Debunking Idolatry: Understanding False Gods and the Influence of Satan

Explore the dangers of idolatry and the influence of Satan as outlined in biblical references. Learn about false gods such as Molech, Baal, Asherah, and Dagon, and how they divert worship from the true God. Uncover the deceptive tactics of Satan, the god behind the gods, who seeks to blind minds and lead people astray. Discover the importance of discerning between the true God and the counterfeit idols in a world where Satan still operates, and how Jesus' victory over evil empowers believers to resist the ruler of this world.

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Debunking Idolatry: Understanding False Gods and the Influence of Satan

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  1. Gn.31:30, 19 • “Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that ought to be worshipped” • 2 Co. 4:1-4 • Fault of the audience (3) • 1 Co.1:18 • Influence of satan (4)

  2. I False Gods • Molech (national god of Ammonites) Lv.18:21 • Baal (chief male deity of Phoenicians and Canaanites) Nu.22:41 • Asherah (wife of baal in Canaanite mythology) Jg.3:7 • Dagon (chief god of Philistines) 1 Sm.5:2-7

  3. Ashtoreth (Syrian and Phoenician goddess of moon, sexual love, fertility) 2 K.23:13 Bel (Marduk, chief Babylonian god) Is.46:1-2 Chemosh (national god of Moabites and Ammonites) Jer. 48:7, 13

  4. Zeus (supreme god of Greeks) Ac.14:12-13 (KJV: Jupiter) Diana (goddess of moon, hunting, wild animals) Ac.19:24, 27-28

  5. II The god Behind The gods • Satan (god of this age) 2 Co.4:4 • Why call satan “god”? • Not because of divine attributes • He enjoys service, honor, wor-ship, and reverence of worldly men; he accepts their affections in the same way as idols

  6. Satan’s Devices (2 Co.4:4) • Minds, 2 Co.3:14 • 1 Jn. 5:19. Rv. 20:2-3 • Blinded. 3:14. (1 K.22) • Do not believe. Jn.9:39-41 • Light of gospel. Ac.26:18…(13) • Glory of Christ

  7. Idols are nothing; demons are something • 1 Co.10:14-22 • Pagan deities are imaginary, but demons used them to turn people away from the true God Compare: • Satan demonsidolsIsrael • Satan demonsidolsCorinth

  8. Parallel Passages • Wisdom of this world, 1 Co.1:20 • “In truth the world has derived very little, if any, moral good, either from the Jewish rabbins or the Gentile philosophers” • 1 Co.1:26 • Form of this world, 1 Co.7:31 • Course of this world, Ep.2:2

  9. III Satan Is Still On The Job • God never speaks (audibly) to people today • Even if He did, He would never contradict His Word • Jer. 23:16-18, 21, 31

  10. Which god? • Decisions, 2 Co.11:13-15 • Focus, Gn.3:1-6 • Right, Pro.14:12 • Heart of God, Jer.7:31 • Self, Ezk.28:2, 9 • Minds, 2 Tim.3:8

  11. Ruler of this world • Jn.12:31 (14:30; 16:11) • Jesus rules believers, satan unbelievers (1 Jn.5:19) • Jesus’ death (32) destroys satan, drives him out of office • Hb.2:14-15

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