gods of silver & gold אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Dec 5, 2025 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב gods of silver and gods of gold. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. Let’s look at our uses. Exodus 20:23 You shall not make אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔בgods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. Did you notice the reference that God makes that these idols that people would make are not to be with me. In other words, they have no place next to me as God. In our next usage we see God instructing these idols to be destroyed. And he…