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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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15 ‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the Lord.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Exodus 34:17
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Exodus 34:17
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17 You must not make any gods of molten metal for yourselves.
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Exodus 20:4
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Exodus 20:4
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4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
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Exodus 20:4
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Exodus 20:4
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4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
Deuteronomy 5:8
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Deuteronomy 5:8
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8 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
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Deuteronomy 5:8
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Deuteronomy 5:8
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8 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.(A)
Leviticus 26:1
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Leviticus 26:1
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Blessings for Obedience
26 “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the Lord your God.
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Leviticus 26:1
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Leviticus 26:1
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Reward for Obedience
26 “‘Do not make idols(A) or set up an image(B) or a sacred stone(C) for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone(D) in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:4
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Leviticus 19:4
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4 “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
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Leviticus 19:4
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Leviticus 19:4
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1 Corinthians 14:16
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1 Corinthians 14:16
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16 For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying?
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1 Corinthians 14:16
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1 Corinthians 14:16
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16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,[a] say “Amen”(A) to your thanksgiving,(B) since they do not know what you are saying?
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- 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
Hosea 13:2-3
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Hosea 13:2-3
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2 Now they continue to sin by making silver idols,
images shaped skillfully with human hands.
“Sacrifice to these,” they cry,
“and kiss the calf idols!”
3 Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist,
like dew in the morning sun,
like chaff blown by the wind,
like smoke from a chimney.
Hosea 13:2-3
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Hosea 13:2-3
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2 Now they sin more and more;
they make(A) idols for themselves from their silver,(B)
cleverly fashioned images,
all of them the work of craftsmen.(C)
It is said of these people,
“They offer human sacrifices!
They kiss[a](D) calf-idols!(E)”
3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears,(F)
like chaff(G) swirling from a threshing floor,(H)
like smoke(I) escaping through a window.
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- Hosea 13:2 Or “Men who sacrifice / kiss
Deuteronomy 4:16-23
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Deuteronomy 4:16-23
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16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman, 17 an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, 18 a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. 19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. 20 Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.
21 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan River into the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. 22 You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river. 23 So be careful not to break the covenant the Lord your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the Lord your God has forbidden this.
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Deuteronomy 4:16-23
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Deuteronomy 4:16-23
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16 so that you do not become corrupt(A) and make for yourselves an idol,(B) an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,(C) 18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. 19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun,(D) the moon and the stars(E)—all the heavenly array(F)—do not be enticed(G) into bowing down to them and worshiping(H) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. 20 But as for you, the Lord took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace,(I) out of Egypt,(J) to be the people of his inheritance,(K) as you now are.
21 The Lord was angry with me(L) because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance. 22 I will die in this land;(M) I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.(N) 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant(O) of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol(P) in the form of anything the Lord your God has forbidden.
Exodus 20:23
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Exodus 20:23
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23 Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.
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Exodus 20:23
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Exodus 20:23
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23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me;(A) do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.(B)
Psalm 44:20-21
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Psalm 44:20-21
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20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21 God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
Psalm 44:20-21
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Psalm 44:20-21
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2 Chronicles 33:2
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2 Chronicles 33:2
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2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
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2 Chronicles 33:2
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2 Chronicles 33:2
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2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(A) following the detestable(B) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
2 Kings 23:13
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2 Kings 23:13
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13 The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech,[a] the vile god of the Ammonites.
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- 23:13 Hebrew Milcom, a variant spelling of Molech.
2 Kings 23:13
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2 Kings 23:13
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13 The king also desecrated the high places that were east of Jerusalem on the south of the Hill of Corruption—the ones Solomon(A) king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the vile goddess of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the vile god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable(B) god of the people of Ammon.(C)
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