Thematic Bible: Israel commanded


Thematic Bible



You must burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God. Verse ConceptsAbominationsCoveting, prohibition ofCalf worshipGoldMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinWarningAbhorAbominations, To GodAbominations, PracticesWorldly SnaresBurning Idolatrous ThingsAbandoning Idolsimage

Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn up their carved images. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsShrinesStonesDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisksBurning Idolatrous Things

You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces. Verse ConceptsAbolitionServanthood, And Worship Of GodStonesNot Imitating EvilDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisksDo Not Have Other godsHow Not To Worshipstatues

“If you say to yourself, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?’ Verse ConceptsDealing With Many People

Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their fathers. You will enable them to take possession of it. Verse ConceptsRest, EternalFighting TogetherStrength Of PeopleGod Gave The LandBe Courageous!Be Strong!Courage And Strength

and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanForbidden AlliancesFellowship With WickedExterminationGod Without MercyThose God Gave Into Their Hands

He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them. Verse ConceptsBlessings, To IsraelInvincibilityAble To StandForgetting PeopleNames Blotted OutGentile RulersThose God Gave Into Their Hands

You must burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God. Verse ConceptsAbominationsCoveting, prohibition ofCalf worshipGoldMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinWarningAbhorAbominations, To GodAbominations, PracticesWorldly SnaresBurning Idolatrous ThingsAbandoning Idolsimage

You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces. Verse ConceptsAbolitionServanthood, And Worship Of GodStonesNot Imitating EvilDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisksDo Not Have Other godsHow Not To Worshipstatues

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, Verse ConceptsIntermarriageGiving In MarriageCommunication In MarriageMarriage KjvRacecultureinterracialmarraigematrimony

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you, Verse ConceptsClinging To PeopleSurvivors Of The NationsRelations With ForeignersIntermarriage

and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanForbidden AlliancesFellowship With WickedExterminationGod Without MercyThose God Gave Into Their Hands

You are not to make a covenant with the people who are living in this land, and you are to tear down their altars. But you have not obeyed Me. What is this you have done? Verse ConceptsForbidden AlliancesAllegiancesDestruction Of Satan's WorksWhat Do You Do?

But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these abominations-not the native or the foreigner who lives among you. For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

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