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Review Of Prophets Perception Of The Issue Of Idolatry Social Injustice And Religious Ritualism Essay

Prophets: Idolatry, Social Injustice and Religious Ritualism At a glance, one can easily decide not to read the prophetic books, after all they are not as interesting to read as other smooth-flowing books in the Bible such as Jonah, Ruth or Esther. These prophetic books are judgment and angst- filled books. Honestly at times, they can be absolutely depressing. Many different issues are spoken about in these books. Themes such as social injustices, religious ritualism and idolatry emerge throughout many books. While most of us assume that these are issues of a different age, they are still common in the modern day world. This paper reviews the way prophets spoke and tackled these three issues (Erin n.d.).

Idolatry

As Israelites started disobeying the laws of God, they commenced forming their own beliefs and religions. Many of the cultures existent in the biblical times had material things that were being worshipped as gods. Cultures and former idol worshiping practices were incorporated into religion (Morales 2013).

The prophecies that were made by the prophet Amos signify a turning point in the growth and development of 'religion' in the Old Testament. The prophet spoke the words that God had put in him. In fact, the message that Amos had for the people of that time were radical since it was directly against practices that had already been accepted...

Even despite God manifesting Himself to them in various ways, they still withdrew back to culture and made gods that they could see to worship. God then used prophets to call his people back to Him, to make them come back to the covenant. Prophets such as Zephaniah tried to give the people the message from God; he condemned the Israelites and their idolatry (Erin n.d.).
Zephaniah led his ministry when Judah was under King Josiah (who himself stressed on the need to exterminate idolatry). Zephaniah told of how eventually Judah would be punished for the widespread practice of idolatry. Another prophet, Jeremiah, stressed during his sermons on God's anger towards the meaningless religious ritualism. To warn the people against the impending doom that they faced if they did not repent from their sins, Jeremiah daringly announced that God was ready to destroy the city of Jerusalem and its temple since its people had put sense rituals in the place of true obedience (Jeremiah 7:3-4) (Heartofthewolph 2014).

Social injustice

Justice is primarily fairness towards everyone. It is all about equal treatment of everyone. In the Old Testament there are many instances in which those who are wealthy mistreat the poor. The rich took…

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Erin. (n.d.). Loving God & Loving Others. Retrieved October 3, 2015, from http://betterthandoinglaundry.blogspot.com.ng/2013/04/loving-god-loving-others.html

Heartofthewolph. Prophetic Wisdom Concerning Religious Ritualism, Idolatry, and Social Injustice. August 18, 2014. https://heartofthewolph.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/prophetic-wisdom-concerning-religious-ritualism-idolatry-and-social-injustice / (accessed October 3, 2015).

Morales, H. (2013, March 8). Idolatry, Social Injustice, Religious Ritualism. Retrieved October 3, 2015, from https://henrymoralesjr.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/idolatry-social-injustice-religious-ritualism/

The Prophet Amos Speaks out Against Social Injustice And Religious Insincerity. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2015, from Old Testament gateway: www.otgateway.com/articles/f-05.pdf
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