Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Worship
And idols
General references
Bible References
Worship
Leviticus 17:7
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.
Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed to demons, not God,
to gods they had not known,
new gods that had just arrived,
which your fathers did not fear.
to gods they had not known,
new gods that had just arrived,
which your fathers did not fear.
2 Kings 22:17
because they have abandoned Me and burned incense to other gods in order to provoke Me with all the work of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.
2 Chronicles 34:25
because they have abandoned Me and burned incense to other gods in order to provoke Me with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’
Psalm 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
Isaiah 2:8 Their land is full of idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their fingers have made.
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their fingers have made.
Jeremiah 25:6
Do not follow other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger by the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.
Jeremiah 44:8
You are provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands. You are burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live for a while. As a result, you will be cut off and become an object of cursing and insult among all the nations of earth.
Acts 7:41
They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.
Acts 19:26
You both see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods!
1 Corinthians 10:20
No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons!
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
And idols
Psalm 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
made by human hands.
Psalm 135:15 The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.
made by human hands.
Isaiah 40:19 To an idol?—something that a smelter casts,
and a metalworker plates with gold
and makes silver welds for it?
and a metalworker plates with gold
and makes silver welds for it?
Isaiah 41:7 The craftsman encourages the metalworker;
the one who flattens with the hammer
supports the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
the one who flattens with the hammer
supports the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
Isaiah 42:17 They will be turned back and utterly ashamed—
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
Isaiah 44:9 All who make idols are nothing,
and what they treasure does not profit.
Their witnesses do not see or know anything,
so they will be put to shame.
and what they treasure does not profit.
Their witnesses do not see or know anything,
so they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 46:5 “Who will you compare Me or make Me equal to?
Who will you measure Me with,
so that we should be like each other?
Who will you measure Me with,
so that we should be like each other?
Jeremiah 10:3 for the customs of the peoples are worthless.
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.
Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
If you return, I will restore you;
you will stand in My presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be My spokesman.
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.
you will stand in My presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be My spokesman.
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.
Jeremiah 51:17 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Daniel 5:23
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.
Habakkuk 2:18 What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
Acts 17:29
Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
Romans 1:21
For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.
General references
Exodus 10:27
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.
Exodus 20:4 Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.