Idolatry and injustice populate page after page of the Hebrew Scriptures. But the temptation was never to worship Yahweh or ____. It was always, Yahweh and ____. For Israel to live in a polyamorous relationship with the “gods” rather than stay faithful to her true husband. And the by-product of this illicit affair is injustice—it tears apart the social fabric of the world.
