Notice the priority of G-d in verse 8: ”You will….succeed in the rescue.” Again, the first objective was bringing the ...

The ephod of the High Priest atones for idol worship, as it is written: “And without ephod or teraphim.” (Hosea 3:4), [This indicates that if there is an ephod, there is no sin of idol worship.] ...

In the back of the Choshen Mishpat there was a slip of parchment, known as the Urim Ve’tumim, containing G-d’s ineffable name. G-d was behind every decision the judges rendered. Even those decisio ...

Purge Your Life of the Idols You Once Worshipped. For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. - Hosea 3:4 ...

*Write a prayer of gratitude for God’s willingness to dwell with you today. Background: God instructed His people to build a ...

The word kavod – dignity or honor – appears sixteen times, but in fourteen (2x7) of these cases the reference is to the glory of G-d.

The Danites found a great land to settle in, and – feeling quite confident – goes back to Micah’s place to take some of his precious possessions: “the ephod, the household gods and the idol” (Judges ...

R.C. Sproul, a well-known Presbyterian pastor and teacher who passed away in 2017, enjoyed testing his seminary students by reading aloud this statement from the Westminster Confession of Faith ...