Other gods אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jan 7, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter twenty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ other gods. It is used 63 times in the Old Testament. We looked at the phrase before me in chapter twenty when we looked at the first of the ten commandments. Our phrase for today is closely related to it. Let’s start there since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Exodus 20:3 You shall have no אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים other gods before me. When we looked at this verse earlier we saw that we are not to have any other gods in front of God himself but rather our focus and…