Exodus 18.11 says, Those are the words of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, the father of Zipporah. And it brings to mind a question sent to us from time to time when people ask, why does the Bible say there are no other gods, but then says that the Lord is greater than all gods? That's a good question. It's important to think about such things, and as you find answers, this will help you understand the Bible, it'll help you with your reading comprehension, and it'll help you when you talk to other people about Jesus. To begin with, the Ten Commandments say, the first commandment, Exodus 20, verse three, thou shalt have no other gods before me. But then in other places, like Jeremiah 16, 20, we read, shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? How are we to understand this, especially when skeptics and anti-Christian antagonists will call this a contradiction in the Bible? Well, the answer is found in what we referred to just a moment ago, reading comprehension. Now, most of the people who accuse the Bible of having contradictions and specifically claiming a contradiction when it comes to the matter of gods, they don't have as much a reading comprehension problem as they do a heart problem. They don't want to see the truth. But even if the Bible-rejecting skeptic decides he or she really does want to understand this issue and what the Bible says, they still approach without the Holy Spirit, who only indwells those of us who are believers. So they can't fully understand the Bible as a result of their unbelief. having never believed on Jesus by faith in his gospel, and therefore never receiving the Holy Spirit to indwell them. Paul explains this in 1 Corinthians 2.14, But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. So don't be surprised when unbelievers just will not or cannot receive the truth as you share it with them. But when God says in Exodus 20 verse 3, thou shalt have no other gods before me, he isn't saying they are actually gods on par with him in any sense or that there are actual gods in any real sense. Men believe in other so-called gods, and so the Lord says, do not worship any of these so-called gods. And the prophet Jeremiah says, they aren't really gods at all. But those things you believe to be gods are not to be worshipped. It's that simple. But there's something else that we should understand. Not only are these gods with a small g not really gods, but they are actually a ruse and a disguise for a devil. You may think you're praying to Mary and the saints. You may think you're worshiping Hindu gods. You may think you're praying to Allah facing Mecca. But the Bible says all of the sacrifices, whether money given, praises offered, other types of offerings, incense, prayers, et cetera, every form of worship directed toward these gods with a small g is actually the worship of devils. First Corinthians 10 20 Paul wrote these divinely inspired words, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God. And I would not that you should have fellowship with devils. And Jesus greater than all devils and the devil combined. Jesus is God. Jesus defeated the devils behind the Egyptian gods and that's why Jethro looked at Moses and said, now I know. that the Lord is greater than all gods. And Jesus is that Lord. And He is our God and our Savior, as Titus 2.13 admonishes us to be looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ. One and the same. The Lord Jesus is greater than all gods. Amen.