Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Thou shalt
An abomination
General references
Bible References
Graven
Deuteronomy 7:5
Deal with them in this way: Destroy their altars and break down their sacred pillars. Cut down their idols and burn them with fire.
Deuteronomy 12:3
Tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles with fire. Cut down the carved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.
Exodus 32:20
He took the bull-calf that they had made, melted it, ground it into fine powder, and mixed it with water. Then he made the people of Israel drink it.
1 Chronicles 14:12
The Philistines abandoned their gods. So David gave orders to burn them in the fire.
Isaiah 30:22
Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them: Get out!
Thou shalt
Joshua 7:1
The children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.
Snared
Judges 8:24
He also said: Let me ask one thing of you. Every one of you must give me the earrings you took. (The Midianites wore gold earrings.)
Zephaniah 1:3
I will terminate both man and beast. I will put an end to the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea. I will eliminate the sins that make people fall, together with the sinners. I will remove people from the face of the earth, declared Jehovah.
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.
An abomination
Deuteronomy 17:1
Never offer a bull or a sheep that has a defect or anything seriously wrong with it as a sacrifice to Jehovah your God. That is an abomination to him.
Deuteronomy 23:18
Do not bring the hire (fee) of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of Jehovah your God for any vow offering. Both of these are an abomination to Jehovah your God.
Revelation 17:5
A name was written on her forehead, a mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.
General references
Numbers 33:52
As you advance, force out all the people who live there. Get rid of all their stone and metal idols, and destroy all their places of worship.