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King Snarf said:
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klinton said:
Sure it can. God Himself even admitted to the presence of other gods...several times in the bible. These were distinctly different references than passages addressed to 'false gods' or mere 'idols'. He did however assert that He overshadowed them all.



Zuh? What passages were these?



Well, the one commandment says "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Not, "There are no other gods." It kinda implies there are other gods.



Here's another way to look at it.

Back then, many people believed that other gods existed besides the one God (in some cases, instead of the One.) Time and again, the Israelites would drift back to idol worship. So the Bible might not be implying that these other gods actually existed - just acknowledging that people thought they existed, and so a commandment was put in place to acknowledge no other but the One.

"Just because I don't like to fight doesn't mean that I can't."