Thematic Bible: Idols characterized, as
Thematic Bible
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
A drought against her waters. They'll dry up. For it's a land of idols, and they go mad over their terrifying images.
"You've exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. "You've had the vessels from his Temple brought into your presence. "And you, your officials, and your wives and mistresses drank wine from them. "You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which can't see, hear, or demonstrate knowledge. "But you didn't honor God, who holds in his power your very life and all your ways.
So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.
They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish.
"Where is the benefit in owning a carved image, that motivates its maker to carve it? It is only a cast image a teacher that lies because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving, crafting speechless idols.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They can't speak! They must always be carried because they can't walk! Don't be afraid of them because they can do no harm, nor can they do any good."
Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his own idols, for his images are false, and there is no life in them.
Am I suggesting that an offering made to idols means anything, or that an idol itself means anything?
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Degrading
Though claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.
Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless
"Gather together and come; draw near and enter, your fugitives from the nations. Those who carry around their wooden idols know nothing, nor do those who keep praying to a god that cannot save.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They can't speak! They must always be carried because they can't walk! Don't be afraid of them because they can do no harm, nor can they do any good."
Even by saying this, it was all Paul and Barnabas could do to keep the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Insentiate
There you'll serve gods made by human hands, serving trees and stones that cannot see, hear, eat, nor smell.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
To the impoverished person? He prepares an offering wood that won't rot Or to the one who chooses a skilled craftsman and seeks to erect an idol that won't topple?"
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Unworthy of worship of intelligent beings
So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
A drought against her waters. They'll dry up. For it's a land of idols, and they go mad over their terrifying images.
"You've exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. "You've had the vessels from his Temple brought into your presence. "And you, your officials, and your wives and mistresses drank wine from them. "You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which can't see, hear, or demonstrate knowledge. "But you didn't honor God, who holds in his power your very life and all your ways.
So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.
They're worthless, a work of mockery, and when the time of punishment comes, they'll perish.
"Where is the benefit in owning a carved image, that motivates its maker to carve it? It is only a cast image a teacher that lies because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving, crafting speechless idols.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They can't speak! They must always be carried because they can't walk! Don't be afraid of them because they can do no harm, nor can they do any good."
Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his own idols, for his images are false, and there is no life in them.
Am I suggesting that an offering made to idols means anything, or that an idol itself means anything?
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Degrading
Though claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.
Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God.
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Insentiate
There you'll serve gods made by human hands, serving trees and stones that cannot see, hear, eat, nor smell.
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
To the impoverished person? He prepares an offering wood that won't rot Or to the one who chooses a skilled craftsman and seeks to erect an idol that won't topple?"
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Unworthy of worship of intelligent beings
So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.