Gold and the Glory of God | by Jordan Ballor

Why did God make gold? If you were to survey a number of people on the street with this question, you’re sure to get some interesting answers. One may say he created it to give us a material to express beauty through art or fashion. Another might say that it was created to tempt us to love and worship something other than him. Still another, say someone who works in the investment world, may say he created it as a scarce resource that may act as a risk-off hedge for our portfolios in times of economic uncertainty. How would we think about this question from a Christian perspective? Well today we’re bringing you an article by repeat contributor Jordan Ballor that attempts to answer this question by looking at examples of gold in the biblical narrative.

On this episode:

Matt Galyon, Associate Director, ECFI
Jordan Ballor, Research Director, Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:58 Article Reading
• 12:24 Conclusion