Deuteronomy 29:18

"and you have seen their abominations and their idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them);"

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the spiritual blindness and moral corruption of those who persist in idolatry, viewing objects made of common materials as divine substitutes, thus rejecting the true God. Such practices indicate a heart full of evil, leading to a deeper alienation from divine truth and presence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The word here and inDeuteronomy 32:32rendered “gall,” is inHosea 10:4translated “hemlock.” It is the name of a plant of intense bitterness, and of quick growth; and is therefore repeatedly used in conjunction with “wormwood” (compareJeremiah 9:15;Lamentations 3:19;Amos 6:12), to express figuratively the nature and effects of sin (compare the marginal references.). The herb is probably the poppy. Hence, the “water” (i. e. juice) “of gall”Jeremiah 8:14;Jeremiah 23:15would be opium.

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