Daily Word: Idolatry Part 6

For the last five days, we have examined some types of things that could be considered idols. Our text is Shemoth (Exodus) 20:3-4 which says: You have no other mighty ones against My face. You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of that which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth.... (The Scriptures) Jesus said the "truth will set you free." Is the truth setting you free? You should be drawing closer to YHWH, your heavenly Father, as you remove all references to the sun-god from your life. Today, we look at the standard closing to most prayers, i.e. "amen." The correct pronunciation is "Amein," not "Amen." If you look at an older Strong's Concordance (the modern ones don't always have pronunciation guides) under number 543 in the Hebrew Dictionary and number 281 in the Greek Dictionary, you will find the correct way to say the word. Under 543, you will read, "aw-mane." Under 281, you will read, "am-ane." The point is that the pronunciation, "amen" is not used. The question is, does it make any difference?

It does. The Egyptians had been worshiping the head of the Egyptian pantheon, Amen-Ra. The Egyptian deity is known by several names such as AMEN, AMUN, or AMON. The Funk and Wagnalls, Standard College Dictionary, states: "AMEN: In Egyptian mythology, the god of life and procreation...later identified with Sun-god as the supreme deity, and called 'Amen-Ra.'" Once again we see the rudiments of sun-god worship sneaking back into our faith. Do you want to end a prayer to YHWH by acknowledging the sun-god. This is why we must search for truth, no matter where it takes us. We owe it to our Father to be as true as we can to Him. Idolatry must go!

Today, I encourage you to pray and end your prayers with "Amein." (rhymes with chow mein) As we continue to root out all references to sun-god worship, know that others may be offended if you share with them the truth. The issue becomes what is most important to you? Some Jews were trained to go into a hardware store and ask for eggs so that they could get used to being laughed at. Are you afraid to be laughed at for the truth?

For those interested in more information on the Egyptian god "Amen," please go to http://www.touregypt.net/amen.htm