Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
The likeness
General references
Bible References
The likeness
Deuteronomy 4:23
Be careful! Otherwise, you will forget the covenant of the LORD your God, who established that covenant with you. Don't make carved images of any likeness in violation of everything that you were commanded by the LORD your God.
Isaiah 40:18
"To whom, then, will you compare me, the One who is God? Or to what image will you liken me?
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Acts 17:29
So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.
Acts 20:4
He was accompanied by Sopater (the son of Pyrrhus) from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King Eternal the immortal, invisible, and only God be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
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.
Isaiah 40:25
"To whom, then, will you compare me, and to whom should I be equal?" asks the Holy One.