Thematic Bible: For making idols


Thematic Bible



He cuts down cedars and acquires a cypress or an oak. He gets trees from the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow. Verse ConceptsTreesFelling Treeswoodworkingtoughness

With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying, 'Rescue me, for you are my god!' Verse ConceptsBowingReligionIdolatry Consists OfPraying Amissimage

To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over. Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityWisdom, Human NaturedissatisfactionMotionlessnessSkilled PeopleNo DecayMoving Oncraftsmanshipimage

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