Thematic Bible: Used in idolatrous worship


Thematic Bible



And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father's bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it; Verse ConceptsShrinesAltarsDestruction Of Satan's WorksAnimals At Specific Agesgideon

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made. Verse ConceptsNew Year, TheMonth 8the anniversary Feasts

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. Verse ConceptsTemples, HeathenAltars, PaganBuilding Altarsjezebel

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made. Verse ConceptsLeapingdanceMorning WorshipMorningReligionPeople JumpingOthers Not AnsweringHinduism

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtAltars, PaganDesign

And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. Verse ConceptsRoofValleysBuilding AltarsUpper RoomsCourts Of The Temple

Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he brake down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah. Verse ConceptsGrindingAltars, Pagan

Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder,'so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more. Verse ConceptsCrushingJacob, The PatriarchMineralsStonesServing Asherah

a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks; Verse ConceptsBricksGarden, NaturalSacrifice, In OtBurning SacrificesIdolatryGrieving God

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning. Verse ConceptsDebaucheryAltars, PaganGrowth Of EvilAltarsThe Entrance Of Sin

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For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you. Verse ConceptsAmbassadorsGod, Revelation OfIgnorance, Of GodInscriptionsOpportunities, And SalvationSuperstitionPolytheismUnknown GodsHow Not To WorshipIgnorance of GodEclipseignorancedevotion

Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods. Verse ConceptsShrinesNo IncensePeople EndedSacrificing On The High Places

that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up; Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image; Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands? Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfPride, Examples OfImpietyInfidelity To GodBoastersThrowing PeopleFurnacesCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutesNo Help In Other Gods

Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofBowing To False GodsCymbalsLyresIdol WorshipAll LanguagesAll Nations

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