Both the first and second commands of the Decalogue given by God on Mt. Sinai strictly prohibit idolatry (Exod 20:3–5). God hates idolatry for various reasons.

1. It is an affront to his very being: He once created man who now through his idols attempts to create God.

2. It led to the original great apostasy (Rom 1:18–32). Scripture describes idol worship in numerous ways:
a. It is godless: Paul said to worship an idol was to worship Satan (1 Cor 10:20).
b. It is powerless: No idol has any power to save its maker (Isa 45:20; 46:6–7).
c. It is worthless: Isaiah predicted that someday men will abandon their idols (Isa 2:17–21).
d. It is fruitless: No benefits whatsoever will come from it (Isa 44:9–20).
e. It is ruthless: Many innocent children have been brutally sacrificed to idols, including Israelite children (Ps 106:36–38).
f. It is lifeless: This is perhaps the most tragic fact about idol worshiping, in that the idols have no life! A classic example can be seen on Mt. Carmel in a contest between Elijah and the priests of Baal (1 Kgs 18:25–29).

The titles “host” and “sons of God” are thought to refer to angels. Thus, God gave them life even before he created man.

1. He imparted life to all vegetation (Gen 1:11–12).

2. He imparted life to both fish and fowl (Gen 1:20–22).

3. He imparted life to animals (Gen 1:24–25).

1. He gives all men physical life (Gen 2:7; Acts 17:25).

2. He gives redeemed man spiritual life (John 3:6, 16).