Michael S. HeiserStudents of the cultural context of the Bible are familiar with the association between animals and idolatry. The idolatrous worship of the golden calf (egel; Exod 32:1–24) makes the connection explicit. Even after the Israelites entered into a...
Faithlife StaffElyse Fitzpatrick is a respected counselor, author, and Bible teacher with a gift for applying biblical wisdom to personal and relational issues. In the video below, she offers a brief word on the nature of idolatry as she introduces her course on...