The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths, but do not speak;
they have eyes, but do not see;
they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
A heated fancy or imagination
May be mistaken for an inspiration.
True; but is this conclusion fair to make—
That inspiration must be all mistake?
A pebble stone is not a diamond: true;
But must a diamond be a pebble too?
To own a God who does not speak to men,
Is first to own, and then disown again;
Of all idolatry the total sum
Is having gods that are both deaf and dumb.
—John Byron, 1691-1763.
It is for this reason that the Psalmist wrote "For I know that the Covenant Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods" (v.5).
Let princes hear, let angels know,How mean their natures seem;Those gods on high, and gods below,When once compared with him.
—C. H. Spurgeon
A Treasury of David, Ps. 135, verse 5
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