Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
Charged them
Fear other gods
General references
Bible References
With whom
2 Kings 17:15
They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the Lord. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the Lord's command.
Exodus 19:5
And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
Exodus 24:6
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar.
Deuteronomy 29:10
You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God -- the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,
Jeremiah 31:31
"Indeed, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
Hebrews 8:6
But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
Charged them
Exodus 20:4
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.
Exodus 34:12
Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.
Deuteronomy 4:23
Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he has forbidden you.
Joshua 23:7
or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!
Fear other gods
Judges 6:10
I said to you, "I am the Lord your God! Do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!" But you have disobeyed me.'"
Jeremiah 10:5
Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you."
General references
Jeremiah 25:6
Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.'