Judges 8:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

An ephod

Isaiah 8:20

Ophrah

Judges 8:32

Judges 6:11

Deuteronomy 12:5

A whoring

Hosea 4:12

A snare

Judges 8:33

Deuteronomy 7:16

General references

Exodus 32:2

Bible References

An ephod

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, Did you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and household gods, and an engraved image and a molten image? And now consider what you have to do.

And they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined bleached linen, skilled work.

And David knew that Saul secretly planned evil against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod here.

To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this Word, it is because no light is in them.

Ophrah

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

And the Angel of Jehovah came and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. And his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

But you shall seek to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, even to His dwelling place you shall seek, and there you shall come.

A whoring

They shall not dwell in your land lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it surely will be a snare to you.

For lo, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all who go lusting away from You.

And they were defiled with their works, and went lusting in their doings.

Contend! Contend with your mother, for she is not my wife, nor am I her husband. Let her therefore put away her fornications out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts,

My people seek advice from their wooden idols, and their rod declares to them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to go astray, and they have gone lusting away from under their God.

A snare

And it happened as soon as Gideon was dead, the sons of Israel turned again and went lusting after the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.

And you shall destroy all the people which Jehovah your God shall deliver you. Your eye shall have no pity upon them, neither shall you serve their gods, for they will be a snare to you.

General references

And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.