Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
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Bible References
We ought
Psalm 94:7
They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."
Psalm 106:20
They exchanged their glory with the image of a grass-eating bull.
Psalm 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands.
Isaiah 40:12
"Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens by the width of his hand? Who has enclosed the dust of the earth in a measuring bowl, or weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
Isaiah 44:9
Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame.
Habakkuk 2:19
"Woe to the one who says to a tree, "Wake up!' or "Arise!' to a speechless stone. Idols like this can't teach, can they? Look, even though it is overlaid with gold and silver, there's no breath in it at all."
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes his eternal power and divine nature have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people are without excuse.
Graven
Exodus 20:4
"You are not to craft for yourselves an idol or anything resembling what is in the skies above, or on earth beneath, or in the water sources under the earth.
Exodus 32:4
He took them from them and, using a tool, fashioned them into a molten calf. The people said, "This, Israel, is your god who brought you out of the land of Egypt."
Isaiah 46:5
"To whom will you compare me, count me equal, or liken me, so that I may be compared?
Jeremiah 10:4
They decorate it with silver and gold. They secure it with nails and hammers so it won't totter.
General references
Exodus 20:4
"You are not to craft for yourselves an idol or anything resembling what is in the skies above, or on earth beneath, or in the water sources under the earth.
Exodus 34:17
"You are not to make molten gods for yourselves.
Isaiah 40:18
"To whom, then, will you compare me, the One who is God? Or to what image will you liken me?