Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Helpless
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Idols » Vanity of
and they will be dried up.
For it is a land of carved images,
and they go mad because of terrifying things.
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.
Verse Concepts
Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Verse Concepts
Learning » Whose ways you should not learn
Don't make friends with an angry man, and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man, or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
"When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations. No one among you is to make his son or daughter pass through the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery, cast spells, consult a medium or a familiar spirit, or inquire of the dead. read more.
Everyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and the Lord your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable things. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do this.
Everyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and the Lord your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable things. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do this.
This is what the Lord says: Do not learn the way of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, although the nations are terrified by them, for the customs of the peoples are worthless. Someone cuts down a tree from the forest; [it is] worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. He decorates it with silver and gold. It is fastened with hammer and nails, so it won't totter. read more.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them for they can do no harm- and they cannot do any good.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them for they can do no harm- and they cannot do any good.
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Palm trees » Described as » Upright
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Trees » Varieties » Palm
and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate,
all the trees of the orchard—have withered.
Indeed, human joy has dried up.
Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.
Verse Concepts
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
Verse Concepts
your breasts are clusters of fruit.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
and they will be dried up.
For it is a land of carved images,
and they go mad because of terrifying things.
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.
Verse Concepts
Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Verse Concepts
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless
and draw near, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols,
and pray to a god who cannot save,
have no knowledge.
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
Verse Concepts
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
and they will be dried up.
For it is a land of carved images,
and they go mad because of terrifying things.
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.
Verse Concepts
Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Verse Concepts