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Podcast: Gilbert House Fellowship
Episode: Gilbert House Fellowship #389: Psalms 95, 97–99
Description: ONE OF THE JOYS of Bible study is discovering layers of meaning that you’d missed on your first reading.This week, we run into another instance of the English phrase “worthless idols” (Ps. 97:7b). We think the context indicates that the Hebrew word elîlîm refers to supernatural beings (angels, if you like), not carvings of wood and stone. This is emphasized by the exhortation to the unseen realm in the sentence that follows: “Worship Him, all you gods!” We submit that David, who wrote Psalm 97, knew full well that lifeless sculptures are not capable of w...