Some people don't like the Old Testament because they see God a revengeful God. They see Jesus in the New Testament different than the God of the Old. However, when I read the Old Testament I see a very tender hearted God pleading over His children who have turned to other gods which are not really gods at all.
In our age one of those gods is materialism. John White in his book, The Golden Cow, asks why should God be upset when His people become materialistic. He goes on to show how materialism is an idol because it takes God off the throne and replaces Him with another and that other is not things as much as it is self.
Materialism is like a scarecrow in a melon patch. The scarecrow is placed there for a purpose and that is to serve us but in time we end up serving the scarecrow. We have to move it, fix it, care for it but we value it because we control it. Our idols are like that. They are a man made, limited object that needs our attention and care. But we can see it and we can control it and in the end the idol is not the god but we are.
There is no God but God.
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