Thematic Bible: For making idols


Thematic Bible



When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh it grow. Verse ConceptsTreesFelling Treeswoodworkingtoughness

And with the remainder thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my god. Verse ConceptsBowingReligionIdolatry Consists OfPraying Amissimage

He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved. Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityWisdom, Human NaturedissatisfactionMotionlessnessSkilled PeopleNo DecayMoving Oncraftsmanshipimage