Do You Worship Powerful People? | Torah | Exodus 7:1-13

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🗓️ 19 May 2022

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Who do you view as powerful? Maybe it's a politician, a thought leader or a social media influencer. Do you take their words as truth? Do you find yourself idolizing their opinions? In today's episode, Patrick shares from Exodus 7:1-13 how God not only confronts people in power but those who idolize people in power. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Exodus 7:1-13 Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life in the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.5	I'm Patrick Miller and right now we're going through the Book of Exodus.
0:15.7	An ancient statue was found in Syria. It was a pedestal with a kingly figure perched on top.
0:20.9	And on the pedestal itself there was an inscription naming the king and calling him catch this the image of God.
0:27.2	From what we found in other places in the ancient Near East, this kind of thinking was just normal fare.
0:32.8	It's how everyone thought.
0:34.4	The human world could basically be divided up into two classes,
0:38.0	the ruling class, which was made in God's image,
0:40.4	and everybody else who were made to serve the people made in God's image.
0:45.0	Now the only reason why we today find this kind of social stratification absolutely
0:49.4	appalling is because we live downstream from the Bible.
0:53.0	But if you plate yourself into the sandals of an ancient person,
0:56.0	it's not hard to understand why they had this kind of logic.
1:00.0	I mean, think about it.
1:01.0	Kings had power.
1:02.0	They made and enforced laws. They oversaw military and police forces. They taxed the population. They built monuments and monumental structures. They were wealthy.
1:13.1	They were honored.
1:13.8	They were respected.
1:15.3	Now compare that to the average agrarian farmer or artisan or merchant.
1:20.3	It's obvious who was more godlike.
1:22.4	It's obvious who was more god-like. It's obvious who was more servile.
1:24.8	For whatever reason, we are all, this is part of human nature, we're all tempted to be
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