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Exodus 20:4
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Exodus 20:4
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4 (A)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
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.
Leviticus 26:1
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Leviticus 26:1
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Promise of Blessing and Retribution(A)
26 ‘You shall (B)not make idols for yourselves;
neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves;
nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it;
for I am the Lord your God.
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.
Deuteronomy 5:8
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Deuteronomy 5:8
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8 (A)‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
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)
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
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Deuteronomy 4:15-19
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Beware of Idolatry
15 (A)“Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no (B)form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, 16 lest you (C)act corruptly and (D)make for yourselves a carved image in the [a]form of any figure: (E)the likeness of male or female, 17 the likeness of any animal that is on the earth or the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, 18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground or the likeness of any fish that is in the water beneath the earth. 19 And take heed, lest you (F)lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, (G)all the host of heaven, you feel driven to (H)worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has [b]given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
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- Deuteronomy 4:16 similitude
- Deuteronomy 4:19 divided
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
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Deuteronomy 4:15-19
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Idolatry Forbidden
15 You saw no form(A) of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb(B) out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,(C) 16 so that you do not become corrupt(D) and make for yourselves an idol,(E) 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,(F) 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,(G) the moon and the stars(H)—all the heavenly array(I)—do not be enticed(J) into bowing down to them and worshiping(K) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Psalm 97:7
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Psalm 97:7
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7 (A)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
(B)Worship Him, all you gods.
Leviticus 19:4
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Leviticus 19:4
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4 (A)‘Do not turn to idols, (B)nor make for yourselves [a]molded gods: I am the Lord your God.
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- Leviticus 19:4 molten
Leviticus 19:4
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Leviticus 19:4
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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15 (A)‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, [a]an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’
(B)“And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’
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- Deuteronomy 27:15 a detestable thing
Deuteronomy 27:15
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Deuteronomy 27:15
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Acts 17:29
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Acts 17:29
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29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, (A)we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.
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Acts 17:29
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Acts 17:29
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29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(A)
Revelation 16:2
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Revelation 16:2
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First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl (A)upon the earth, and a [a]foul and (B)loathsome sore came upon the men (C)who had the mark of the beast and those (D)who worshiped his image.
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- Revelation 16:2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil
Revelation 16:2
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Revelation 16:2
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2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(A) and ugly, festering sores(B) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(C)
Jeremiah 10:14-16
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Jeremiah 10:14-16
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14 (A)Everyone is (B)dull-hearted, without knowledge;
(C)Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
(D)For his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
16 (E)The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And (F)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
(G)The Lord of hosts is His name.
Jeremiah 10:14-16
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Jeremiah 10:14-16
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14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is shamed(A) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(B)
they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(C) the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(D) of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the Maker of all things,(E)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(F)—
the Lord Almighty is his name.(G)
Psalm 115:4-8
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Psalm 115:4-8
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4 (A)Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
7 They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 (B)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.
Psalm 115:4-8
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Psalm 115:4-8
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4 But their idols are silver and gold,(A)
made by human hands.(B)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(C)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
Romans 1:23
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Romans 1:23
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23 and changed the glory of the (A)incorruptible (B)God into an image made like [a]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
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- Romans 1:23 perishable
Romans 1:23
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Romans 1:23
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23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(A) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
Jeremiah 10:8-9
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Jeremiah 10:8-9
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8 But they are altogether (A)dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a [a]worthless doctrine.
9 Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And (B)gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all (C)the work of skillful men.
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- Jeremiah 10:8 vain teaching
Jeremiah 10:8-9
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Jeremiah 10:8-9
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