Why Does HaShem Hate Idol Worship So Much?

0:07Now, does anybody know, or at least want to volunteer, why does Hashem hate idol worship so much? Whether it's praying to some guy that died 2,000 years ago, or some statue they bought in Chinatown, why does Hashem hate idol worship? Who wants to volunteer an answer? Chabad. Replace everything with nothing. Replace everything with nothing. Okay, next. Good speech. Huh? Fate? Okay. Okay, next. No? Why does He hate it? He said it's not good, one thing. It's not good, one thing. I agree it's not good. But Hashem says, I consider it disgusting. Like He considers idol worship an abomination. Abomination, it's like disgusting. What's disgusting? You guys ever see like a dead animal on the road? Splattered into 50 pieces after a few cars ran over it. The mind, the whole stomach, the intestines, everything is all over the place. There's blood everywhere, the teeth over here, the tails over here. You're not really sure what it was. You ever see that? And it smells filthy after a couple of days? That's disgusting, right? That's what Hashem thinks of idol worship. That's what Hashem thinks of Christianity. Why? That it's not good? I agree. That's easy to understand. That it's fake? I agree. splattered into 50 pieces after a few cars ran over it. The mind, the whole stomach, the intestines, everything is all over the place. There's blood everywhere, the teeth over here, the tails over here. You're not really sure what it was. You ever see that? And it smells filthy after a couple of days? That's disgusting, right? That's what Hashem thinks of idol worship. That's what Hashem thinks of Christianity. Why? That it's not good? I agree. That's easy to understand. That it's fake? I agree. That it's replacing HaKadosh Baruch Hu that's everything with nothing. I agree also. I said it in the lecture. That's where you learn it from. But why does He hate it? No, Chavot. I want an answer. Because it makes you run around in circles looking for something that's real that you never find.

1:32That it's replacing HaKadosh Baruch Hu with everything and nothing. I agree also. I said it in the lecture. That's where you learn it from. But why does he hate it? No, Chaveirim. I want an answer. Because it makes you run around in circles looking for something that's real that you never find. Chazak. Chazak. We're in there. We're getting there. We're getting closer. No, no, no, no. You guys are on fire today. No? Chabad. I like it. No? More. No? From the ladies. No? What do we have? Somebody has something. Okay, you know what? I'm going to give an answer for the women. And I'm going to give an answer for the men. Imagine this. I had an employee when I was working on Wall Street. I had a lot of employees. One of my employees got into a depression. It got me concerned. Poor lady. She got into a depression. They don't work the same. When somebody's depressed, they don't work the same anymore. So even though you're here to work, you feel bad for people. So I asked her, what's wrong?

2:42And she says, "I can't get over it." I said, "What? What happened?" She said, "No, my husband, he left me." I said, "Yeah, but you were complaining about him for a long time. So he left. It's a good thing, no? You should be celebrating." She goes, "Yeah, but I can't get over it." I said, "Well, what's the problem?" She says, "I don't understand how he can leave me for her." I said, "Well, what's wrong with her? Let's stop talking, all right? Let's talk. What's wrong with her?" she says, "First of all, she's three times my size—not in a good way. First of all, she's not exactly a supermodel. Second of all, she's missing a leg; she has one leg. She's missing a leg." Third, she has a skin problem that you're not really sure what species she is exactly. You're not really sure. Maybe she’s from the ocean. Maybe she’s from the Amazon. We're not really sure. Last but not least, if this is not enough, she has one eye. One eye, one leg, skin problem. And she’s as big as an elephant. Now,

3:57My employee was a normal, decent-looking woman. I said to myself, you know what? You're right. You're right. I would be hurt too. I would be hurt too. I wouldn't be able to get over it either. If he left off for some supermodel, that's understandable. It's logical. It's logical. This, that. Got it. If you're taking, you know, maybe a little, you know, sandwich with some pastrami on it, you replace it with a steak. Okay, we got it. Everybody understands that. But you take the steak, you throw it in the garbage to replace it with some filth that you found in the garbage pile. It doesn't make any sense. It doesn't make any sense. She says, I can't get over it. Imagine, Rabotai, you work your whole life to find a good woman. You work really hard to make a little bit of money. You buy her the house that she wants. You put all the things in there that she wants. You buy her the jewelry that she wants. You answer every question that she wants, the wage that she wants. Even if you disagree, you pretend like you agree. And one day, you come home and you see some guy that came out of the garbage pail replaced you. Some homeless guy. He has one eye, one leg. You put all the things in there that she wants. You buy her the jewelry that she wants. You answer every question that she wants, the way that she wants. Even if you disagree, you pretend like you agree. And one day, you come home and you see some guy that came out of the garbage pail replaced you. Some homeless guy. He has one eye, one leg. He doesn't speak because he doesn't speak the language. He doesn't even have the ability to speak either. But she says, "Honey, I'm sorry, I'm leaving you." For who? For this guy. It doesn't make any sense. It doesn't make any sense. It's very easy to get into a very, very depressed state of mind after you see...

5:17He doesn't speak because he doesn't speak the language. He doesn't even have the ability to speak either. But she says, "Honey, I'm sorry, I'm leaving you." For who? For this guy. It doesn't make any sense. It doesn't make any sense. It's very easy to get into a very, very depressed state of mind after you see that she left you for that. that she left you for that, it's very easy to get into a depressed state of mind after you see that he left you for that. Why? If he left you for somebody that just came out of the garbage pail, what does that make you feel like? I must be worse. I must be worse than her. Listen, everybody else agrees that she shouldn't even be considered a human being. Everybody else agrees she may be considered a new species. We put on the Discovery Channel. but he left me for her. So what am I? What am I after all, if he left me for her, I think I'm good looking, I think I'm a decent human being, I think I'm smart, I think... But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. You see, Rabotai HaYekarim, HaKadosh Baruch Hu is telling us, I hate idolatry, I find it disgusting.

6:39Not because the idol is going to talk back to you, not because the idol can do anything to challenge HaKadosh Baruch Hu. But in essence, what it does is a combination of all of your answers. Aside from making the person chase his tail his whole life, looking for the truth with the impossibility of finding it. Aside from being something that could lead Jews astray. Aside from everything else where you're replacing everything with nothing. In essence, you're putting Hashem in a position of something worse than filth. ...when somebody worships an idol, whether it be Jesus, some rabbi that died, a Buddha statue, or anything but God, God says, "You just replaced Me with filth," and that's not a good look. Does everybody agree with God's perspective that it's not so nice to worship an idol?