Jer 2:11, Hab 2:18 | JFB | STEP | 11. glory —Jehovah, the glory of Israel ( ). The Shekinah, or cloud resting on the sanctuary, was the symbol of "the glory of the Lord" ( ; compare ). The golden calf was intended as an image of the true God (compare ), yet it is called an "idol" ( ). It (like Roman Catholic images) was a violation of the second commandment, as the heathen multiplying of gods is a violation of the first. not profit

Jeremiah 2:11

11. glory—Jehovah, the glory of Israel (Ps 106:20; Ro 1:23). The Shekinah, or cloud resting on the sanctuary, was the symbol of "the glory of the Lord" (1Ki 8:11; compare Ro 9:4). The golden calf was intended as an image of the true God (compare Ex 32:4, 5), yet it is called an "idol" (Ac 7:41). It (like Roman Catholic images) was a violation of the second commandment, as the heathen multiplying of gods is a violation of the first.

not profit— (Jer 2:8).

Habakkuk 2:18

18. The powerlessness of the idols to save Babylon from its doom is a fitting introduction to the last stanza (Hab 2:19), which, as the former four, begins with "Woe."

teacher of lies—its priests and prophets uttering lying oracles, as if from it.

make dumb idols—Though men can "make" idols, they cannot make them speak.