Judges 17:3

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Summary

And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

I had wholly

Judges 17:13

Judges 18:5

Isaiah 66:3

A graven image

General references

Exodus 32:3

Bible References

I had wholly

Micah said: Now I know that Jehovah will be good to me, since I have a Levite as a priest.

They said to him: Please ask God if our journey will be successful.

Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who offers pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and they delight in detestable things.

A graven image

Do not make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.

Do not turn to worthless gods or cast metal idols. Never make any gods for yourselves. I am Jehovah your God.

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.

Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.

To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to?

All who make idols are nothing. The things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They are shamefully ignorant.

The people's customs are erroneous and empty. It is wood cut from the forest. It is the work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.

What is an idol worth after the carver is done? It is merely a false god. Why trust a speechless image made by human hands from wood or metal?

They will throw you out of the synagogues. Yes, the hour comes that whoever kills you will think that he offered service to God.

General references

The people took off their gold earrings and handed them to Aaron.