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Idol Hearts

Ezekiel 14:3  Idolaters Condemned 14  Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. 2  Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3  “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all? 4  Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. 5  I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.’ 6  “Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices! Ezekiel tells us that we all are "idols of the heart".  Jeremiah tells us that "The heart is DECEITFUL abov