Thematic Bible: Images
Thematic Bible
Idolatry » Objects of » Images
Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You people know that when you were [still unconverted] Gentiles, you were led astray to [worship] lifeless idols, however you were led [i.e., wherever you turned, you were being led into idolatrous practices].
Verse Concepts
At that time, when you did not know God [as your Father], you were in bondage to those who were, by nature, not really gods at all.
Verse Concepts
For [even] if there were things called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth; [and even if] there were many "gods" and many "lords,"
Verse Concepts
Images » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped
And the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, [still] did not repent of what they had made with their hands [i.e., their idolatry]. They did not stop worshiping demons, and gold, silver, brass, stone and wooden idols, which can neither see, nor hear nor walk.
Verse Concepts
[Certainly not!] But I am saying that the Gentile sacrifices are [really] offered to evil spirits and not to God. And I do not want you to have fellowship with evil spirits.
Verse Concepts
And they [all] worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast?" and "Who is able to wage war against him?"
Verse Concepts
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calves of jeroboam, set up in dan and bethel
Images » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
And so the people fashioned a calf [out of gold] and offered [an animal] sacrifice to this idol and [then] celebrated joyously over what they had done [See Exodus 32:4-6; 17-19].
Verse Concepts
Images » Other objects of worship » Men deified and worshipped
The people began shouting, "His is the voice of a god and not a man."
Verse Concepts
And when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the dialect of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in human form."
Verse Concepts
But the natives expected him to swell up [from snake bite] or fall dead suddenly, but after expecting this for a long time and not seeing any harm come to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Verse Concepts
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Ashtaroth
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Baal-peor
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Molech, moloch, or milcom, a God of the ammonites
[No], you set up a tent for Moloch [i.e., a heathen idol worshiped by the Ammonites] and [another one for] the star [representing the false god] Rephan and images used in worshiping them. I will allow you to be transported beyond [the country of] Babylon.'
Verse Concepts
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Dagon
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Diana
[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.
Verse Concepts
When the town clerk had quieted down the crowd, he said, "You people of Ephesus, who among you does not know that the city of Ephesus is caretaker of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell down from the sky?
Verse Concepts
When they heard this they became extremely angry and shouted out, "Great is [the goddess] Artemis, of the Ephesians."
Verse Concepts