NO GOD LIKE YOU
NO GOD LIKE YOU
“O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below . ..” (1 Ki. 8:23".
When wise King Solomon dedicated the temple in Jerusalem he acknowledged that there was no God like Jehovah. The God of Israel was unique! He was the Living God Whose presence filled the universe. In fact, Solomon recognized that the heaven of heavens could not contain the God of Israel (1 Ki. 8:27).
Modern atheists think they are clever by pointing out that Christians are atheists too. They smirk and say that Christians are atheists regarding all gods but one. By this line of reasoning they display their ignorance of reality. Yes! There are many gods that Christians do not believe in, but none of these gods is like Jehovah the God of Israel.
The 12 main gods and goddesses in the Roman Pantheon were: Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Vesta, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercurius, Neptunus, Volcanus, and Apollo. The Romans believed that every one of these gods and goddesses had a beginning. Jupiter and Juno were twins and are depicted by a statue nursing from the breasts of Fortuna Primihenia. Minerva was the daughter of Jupiter and Metis. Vesta was the sister of Jupiter. Vesta was the daughter of Saturn and Ops. Diana was the daughter of Letona and Venus was the daughter of Dione. Mars was the son of Juno and Jupiter. Mercurius was the son of Maia, and Neptunus was the brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Volcanus was also considered the son of Jupiter and Juno and Apollo was thought to be born on a sunny Greek island along with his twin sister Artemis.
If you cannot see the difference between these pagan gods and the Eternal God who created everything I feel sorry for you.
The Ten Plagues God brought upon Egypt were not random at all, but specifically designed to discredit their pagan gods. Without going into detail, here are the ten plagues and the gods they totally discredited. (1) Water turning to blood - the god Hapi. (2) Frogs - the god Heket. (3) Gnats - the god Geb. (4) Flies - the god Khepri. (5) The plague on livestock - the god Hathor. (6) Boils - the goddess Isis. (7) Hail - the god Nut. (8) Locusts - the god Seth. (9) Darkness - the sun god Ra. (10) The death of the firstborn was a direct attack upon Pharaoh himself who was believed to be the son of Ra and the greatest god in all of Egypt. This arrogant dictator sneered at Moses and said: “Who is the Lord that I should obey Him?” (Ex. 5:2). As you know, the Pharaoh found out the hard way.
Or consider the contest on Mt. Carmel between Elijah and the priests of Baal. Elijah stood alone against 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah (1 Ki. 18:19). Fortunately for Elijah truth was not determined by a popularity vote or a scholarly consensus (1 Ki. 18).
Nebuchadnezzar was the King of Babylon and the most powerful man on earth when he decided to acknowledge and worship Jehovah as the King of Heaven unique and distinct from every other god (Dan. 4:37).
Darius was the King of the Medes and the Persians and he too acknowledged the God of Daniel as unique and sent out a decree to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language throughout the land that there was no God like the Living God Who lives forever (Dan. 6:26, 27).
It is interesting to note that the atheists who seek to equate the God of Israel with the Tooth Fairy or the God of Thunder never write books denouncing either. They don’t believe in unicorns but never take the time to attempt to prove their point in print. The fact that they focus on the One God they claim not to believe in provides an interesting insight into what they really believe!