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"But the LORD is in His holy temple"

Text: Habakkuk 2:20

THE FIFTH WOE

The fifth woe pronounced against the Chaldeans was with reference to their idolatrous practices.

“What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it,
The molded image, a teacher of lies,
That the maker of its mold should trust in it,
To make mute idols?
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
Yet in it there is no breath at all.
But the LORD is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
Habakkuk 2:18-20

1. The practice of idolatry in Babylon

a) There were the idol makers.

b) There were those who promoted idolatry.

i) Teaching that idols were alive.

ii) That they can even teach.

c) Types of idols:

i) Wooden idols

ii) Molded idols (metal)

2. A Divine assessment

a) What real profit was there in worshipping idols?

b) Were idols not man-made?

c) Could the idols really speak and teach?

d) Could they even be alive and breathe?

3. Adoration of idols

a) The idols were venerated.

b) They were adorned with gold and silver.

4. The Living God

a) He is in His holy temple in heaven.

b) He alone is worthy of worship.

c) All the earth should keep silent and stand in awe of the LORD God.