Nope, no idols here!
When Jacob finally left his service with Laban, his wife, Rachel, Laban’s daughter, stole Laban’s gods (Genesis Chapter 31). Jacob didn’t know, so when Laban came after them and demanded his gods back, Jacob said he could search the camp. Rachel sat on the loot, wrapped up in a camel blanket, and pretended she couldn’t move because it was her time of month.
The Hebrew word here translated as “gods” or “idols” is terephim, and its meaning has grown obscure over the centuries.
But what about us? Do we have idols? Do we worship the work of our own hands? Are things more important to us than God?
The answers might prove embarrassing.