Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessSeparationHeathenNations DescribedProselytesSeparation From Evil PeopleThose who returned from exileAdoption Should Lead To Holiness

but walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even made his son pass through the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites. Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSacrifice, In OtSanctity Of LifePagan PracticesInfanticideThe Lord Drove Them Out


The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Verse ConceptsNetsPitsHeathenDigging PitsHidden ThingsTrapping OneselfPit Used As Traps


“I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment I have executed and the hand I have laid on them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGlory, Revelation OfGod's HandGod's Hands In Opposition

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfHistoryLaughterMission, Of IsraelSongsTongueWhat God DoesRejoicing In Success

They had lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and the customs the kings of Israel had introduced. Verse ConceptsHeathenImitating Wicked PeopleThe Lord Drove Them Out

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.
Verse ConceptsGoldHeathenIdolatry



The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.
Verse ConceptsGoldHeathenIdolatry

On that day people will throw
their silver and gold idols,
which they made to worship,
to the moles and the bats.
Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAnimals, Types OfBatsMolesAbandoning Idols

So all the people took off the gold rings that were on their ears and brought [them] to Aaron. He took [the gold] from their hands, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf. Then they said, "Israel, this is your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!"

Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. read more.
They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats.

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

Then you will defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, and call them filth. Verse ConceptsGoldMenstruationOverlaid With SilverAbandoning IdolsUnclean Things

For on that day, every one of you will reject the silver and gold idols that your own hands have sinfully made. Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAbandoning Idols

They have installed kings,
but not through Me.
They have appointed leaders,
but without My approval.
They make their silver and gold
into idols for themselves
for their own destruction.
Verse ConceptsGold

What use is a carved idol 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. Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up! or to mute stone: Come alive! Can it teach? Look! It may be plated with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.

Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. read more.
They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats. Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

They will be turned back and utterly ashamed—
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfTrust, Lack OfTrusting IdolsFate Of IdolatersShame Of IdolatryFutile Faith

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths. read more.
Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.