41 Bible Verses about Idolatry
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For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God.
“You shall have no other gods before Me. “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,read more.
but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the Lord your God.
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their disaster.
The idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
“Gather yourselves and come;
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
They have no knowledge,
Who carry about their wooden idol
And pray to a god who cannot save.
However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;
Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.”
The more they called them,
The more they went from them;
They kept sacrificing to the Baals
And burning incense to idols.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
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Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
O Israel, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
He will bless those who fear the Lord,
The small together with the great.
May the Lord give you increase,
You and your children.
May you be blessed of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;
But as for us, we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord!
“For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He has also rejected you from being king.”
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
“I will cut off your carved images
And your sacred pillars from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
“They lift it upon the shoulder and carry it;
They set it in its place and it stands there.
It does not move from its place.
Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer;
It cannot deliver him from his distress.
You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and like it come under the ban; you shall utterly detest it and you shall utterly abhor it, for it is something banned.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
I will pronounce My judgments on them concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it,
Or an image, a teacher of falsehood?
For its maker trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.
Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
A people who continually provoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks;
No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
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Abomination » Things that are, to God » Idolatry
The graven images of their gods you are to
‘Cursed is the man who makes
Anger of God » Against » Idolatry
The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and
Therefore, the anger of the Lord burned against that land,
"The LORD saw this, and spurned them Because of the provocation of His sons and daughters. "Then He said, 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom is no faithfulness.
And burns to the lowest part of
And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Ear-ring » Worn » Purpose » Idolatry
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which
Idolatry » Prophecies relating to
And this will be
When he makes all the
When
And one said, “
And all the
And I will make what he has swallowed
And the nations will no longer
Even the
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
The
Behold, the Lord is
The
And the
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
For
For
They forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves molten images, even
They will spread them out to the sun, the moon and to all the
But God
Idolatry » Other customs of » Incense burned on altars
Offering sacrifices in
Then he
and you sat on a splendid
The more they went from
They kept
And
Then you took your embroidered cloth and covered them, and offered My oil and My incense before them.
Idolatry » What should be done to idols
But thus you shall do to them:
“Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and
"Be sure to observe what I am commanding you this day: behold, I am going to drive out the Amorite before you, and the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. "Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst. "But rather, you are to tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and cut down their Asherim
Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images and demolish all their high places;
Idolatry » Adopted by the wicked kings
But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the Baals. Moreover, he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel. He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills and under every green tree.
For
For he walked in all the way that his father had walked, and served the idols that his father had served and worshiped them.
Then he put
Idolatry » Rites of, obscene and impure
Now when Moses saw that the people were
For
The sons of Israel
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel.
Is your portion,
Even to them you have
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I
Idolatry » Other customs of » Libations
The
The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and
The
“And,” said the women, “when we were
Who forget My
Who set a table for
And who fill cups with mixed wine for
Idolatry » What is idolatry
And insubordination is as
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
Idolatry » Everything connected with, should be destroyed
But thus you shall do to them:
They abandoned their idols there, so
Idolatry » All heathen nations given up to
and
For they exchanged the truth of God for
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By burning children
"Because they have forsaken Me and have made this an alien place and have burned sacrifices in it to other gods, that neither they nor their forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, and because they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind;
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With singing and dancing
Then they took the ox which
Do not be
But he said, "It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear." It came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain.
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping images
that at the moment you
You, O king, have
Now if you are ready,
But the rest of it he
Idolatry » Example of the kings encouraged israel in
“
Now
Thus Manasseh misled Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.
Idolatry » Obstinate sinners judicially given up to
Moreover, the Lord will
Idolatry » They who practice » Provoke God
Offering sacrifices in
and
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Molech or milcom
You shall not give any of your offspring
because they have forsaken Me, and
For Solomon went after
Idolatry » Objects of » Images
moreover, you have seen their abominations and their idols of
But the rest of it he
Idolatry » Annual feasts
Jeroboam
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have
and does not
(though he himself did not do any of these things), that is, he even eats at the mountain shrines, and defiles his neighbor's wife, oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Senseless idols
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
Idolatry » Described as » Vain and foolish
No one
Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; read more.
They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat. Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.
Because
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Idolatry » Early notice of, amongst God's professing people
Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the
When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the
Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments; and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." read more.
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
Idolatry » Other customs of » Prayers to idols
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to
But the rest of it he
They set it in its place and it stands there.
Though one may cry to it, it
It
Idolatry » The jews » Practised, in egypt
“Now, therefore,
and they played the harlot in Egypt. They
Yet she multiplied her harlotries, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
And
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria, saying, "My anger burns against them!" How long will they be incapable of innocence? For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. For they sow the wind And they reap the whirlwind The standing grain has no heads; It yields no grain. Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up. read more.
Israel is swallowed up; They are now among the nations Like a vessel in which no one delights.
"You also carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves. "Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.
Idolatry » Great prevalence of, in israel
Which you made for yourself?
Let them arise, if they can
In the time of your
For
Are your gods, O Judah.
So I entered and looked, and behold, every form of creeping things and beasts and detestable things, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wall all around.
They worship the
That which their fingers have made.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Other gods
Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way
and
you also have done more evil than all who were before you, and
Idolatry » Exhortations to turn from
“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “
I said to them, ‘
and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also
Idolatry » The good kings of judah endeavored to destroy
he also tore down the altars and
Idolatry » Accompanied by feasts
And Jehu said, “
If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake. But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal-berith
When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the
Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead,
They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of
Idolatry » Other customs of » Meat offerings
The
Also
Is your portion,
Even to them you have
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I
But rather we will certainly
Idolatry » Punishment of » Eternal torments
Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. "And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the host of heaven
And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars,
and has gone and
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Dumb idols
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Idolatry » The jews » Followed the canaanites in
But they
Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals, and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the LORD to anger. So they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
Idolatry » Objects of, carried in procession
They set it in its place and it stands there.
Though one may cry to it, it
It
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Molten images
‘Cursed is the man who makes
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Idolatry » They who practice » Forget God
And they
To walk in bypaths,
Not on a
It shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them,
Idolatry » Described as » Hateful to God
Yet I
Idolatry » The jews » Followed the assyrians in
"Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied. "You also multiplied your harlotry with the land of merchants, Chaldea, yet even with this you were not satisfied."'" "How languishing is your heart," declares the Lord GOD, "while you do all these things, the actions of a bold-faced harlot.
"Oholah played the harlot while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors, who were clothed in purple, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. "She bestowed her harlotries on them, all of whom were the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Nothing
And
He who chooses you is an
Therefore concerning the eating of
Idolatry » Saints should » Not have religious intercourse with those who practice
But
so that you will not
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping demons
The rest of
and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
Idolatry » The jews » Often mixed up, with God's worship
Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, "Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." Aaron said to them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. read more.
He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD."
"If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will return to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah." So the king consulted, and made two golden calves, and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt."
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Queen of heaven
But rather we will certainly
thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will
Idolatry » Punishment of » Dreadful judgments which end in death
They will spread them out to the sun, the moon and to all the
The word of the LORD also came to me saying, "You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place." For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and their fathers who beget them in this land: read more.
"They will die of deadly diseases, they will not be lamented or buried; they will be as dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth." For thus says the LORD, "Do not enter a house of mourning, or go to lament or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people," declares the LORD, "My lovingkindness and compassion. "Both great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, they will not be lamented, nor will anyone gash himself or shave his head for them. "Men will not break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone's father or mother. "Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink." For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I am going to eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride. "Now when you tell this people all these words, they will say to you, 'For what reason has the LORD declared all this great calamity against us? And what is our iniquity, or what is our sin which we have committed against the LORD our God?' "Then you are to say to them, 'It is because your forefathers have forsaken Me,' declares the LORD, 'and have followed other gods and served them and bowed down to them; but Me they have forsaken and have not kept My law.
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD." So the next day they rose early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.
Idolatry » Consists in » Serving other gods
For
It shall come about
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Bel
And I will make what he has swallowed
And the nations will no longer
Even the
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
Whom your fathers did not dread.
Idolatry » They who practice » Forsake God
Then you are to say to them, ‘It is
Idolatry » Other customs of » Tithes and gifts
He did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the
But
"Enter Bethel and transgress; In Gilgal multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days. "Offer a thank offering also from that which is leavened, And proclaim freewill offerings, make them known For so you love to do, you sons of Israel," Declares the Lord GOD.
Idolatry » Other customs of » Kissing
And make for themselves
Idols
All of them the
They say of them, “Let the
And my hand
Idolatry » Saints should » Not intermarry with those who practice
Furthermore,
and
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping other gods
But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,
Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
Idolatry » Consists in » Covetousness
For this you know with certainty, that
Idolatry » Destruction of, promised
Then I will
“It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I will
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Chemosh
because they have forsaken Me, and
You are ruined, O people of
To an Amorite king, Sihon.
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to
“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.”
Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Abominations
No one
But they
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Molten gods
Do not turn to
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With sacrifices
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » On high places
Then it came about in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to
And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every
And under every green tree
You have lain down as a harlot.
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » On the tops of houses
And those who bow down and
Idolatry » Other customs of » Offered burnt offerings
So the next day they rose early and
Then they took the ox which
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was
Idolatry » Consists in » Bowing down to images
You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,
Idolatry » Led the heathen to consider their gods to have but a local influence
Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “
So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have carried away into exile in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land.”
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal
Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull
Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals, and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the LORD to anger. So they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » No gods
Your sons have forsaken Me
And
When I had fed them to the full,
They
And trooped to the harlot’s house.
However at that time,
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By bowing to them
In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With libations
The
Is your portion,
Even to them you have
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With prayer
Then they took the ox which
But the rest of it he
Idolatry » Described as » Defiling
I said to them, ‘
Therefore I
Idolatry » The jews » Forbidden to practice
Then God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before Me. read more.
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Ashtoreth
because they have forsaken Me, and
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Strange gods
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which
So Jacob said to his
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » Under trees
Who
Under the clefts of the crags?
And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every
And under every green tree
You have lain down as a harlot.
Idolatry » They who practice » Look to idols for deliverance
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
But the rest of it he
Idolatry » Saints should » Not covenant with those who practice
otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the harlot with their gods and
Idolatry » Described as » Irrational
Being then the children of God, we
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
Idolatry » The jews » Brought, out of egypt with them
She did not forsake her harlotries
"Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt, SAYING TO AARON, 'MAKE FOR US GODS WHO WILL GO BEFORE US; FOR THIS MOSES WHO LED US OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT--WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.' "At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Idolatry » Saints preserved by God from
But what
Idolatry » Led to abominable sins
but that we write to them that they abstain from
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, read more.
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
Idolatry » Exemplified
Now when the people saw that Moses
They served idols,
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal-zebub
And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, “Go,
Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have sent messengers
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing them
And make for themselves
Idols
All of them the
They say of them, “Let the
Idolatry » Described as » Unprofitable
They set it in its place and it stands there.
Though one may cry to it, it
It
Idolatry » Consists in » Swearing by other gods
Now
so that you will not
Idolatry » Saints refuse to receive the worship of
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us." And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. read more.
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
Idolatry » Is changing the truth of God into a lie
He
For they exchanged the truth of God for
Idolatry » Altars raised for
Then they took the ox which
They have become altars of sinning for him.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Graven images
The more they went from
They kept
And
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Stocks
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing
Because of the lightness of her harlotry, she
Idolatry » Saints should » Keep from
so that you will not
Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to images
The blood of their
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was
Idolatry » Objects of » The heavenly bodies
But God
He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the
Idolatry » Is changing the glory of God into an image
and
Being then the children of God, we
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Diana
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of
Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess
Idolatry » Saints should » Not partake of any thing connected with
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.
Idolatry » Saints should » Testify against
and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also
You see and hear that not only in
Idolatry » Punishment of » Exclusion from heaven
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Idolatry » They who practice » Hate God
Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD and so bring wrath on yourself from the LORD? "But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have set your heart to seek God."
Idolatry » Other customs of » Cutting the flesh
that eighty men
So they cried with a loud voice and
Idolatry » Other customs of » Bowing
In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and
Idolatry » Saints should » Flee from
Idolatry » Renounced on conversion
For they themselves report about us what kind of a
Idolatry » Warnings against
"So watch yourselves carefully, since you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire, so that you do not act corruptly and make a graven image for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the sky, read more.
the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water below the earth. "And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Idolatry » They who practice » Carried away by it
Idolatry » Punishment of » Judicial death
"If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns, which the LORD your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, by transgressing His covenant, and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or the sun or the moon or any of the heavenly host, which I have not commanded, and if it is told you and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire thoroughly. Behold, if it is true and the thing certain that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, read more.
then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil deed to your gates, that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them to death.
Idolatry » Objects of » Pictures
then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Manasseh
He also
Idolatry » Exemplified » Ahaz
Moreover,
Idolatry » Consists in » Speaking in the name of other gods
But the prophet who speaks a word
Idolatry » Objects of » Departed spirits
He said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe " And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" And Saul answered, "I am greatly distressed; for the Philistines are waging war against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or by dreams; therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I should do."
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Jehoshaphat
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Israel
Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah,
Idolatry » Angels refuse to receive the worship of
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. But he said to me, "Do not do that I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God."
Idolatry » Divination connected with
Idolatry » Objects of, numerous
For even if
Idolatry » Curse denounced against
‘Cursed is the man who makes
Idolatry » Is a work of the flesh
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
Idolatry » Other customs of » Libations of blood
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of
Nor will I
And their detestable things from between their teeth.
Then they also will be a remnant for our God,
And be like a
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
Idolatry » Other customs of » Praise
They
When the people saw him,
“Our god has given our enemy into our hands,
Even the destroyer of our country,
Who has slain many of us.”
Idolatry » Saints should » Not have anything connected with, in their houses
You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and like it come under the
Idolatry » Described as » An abomination to God
The graven images of their gods you are to
Idolatry » Consists in » Walking after other gods
It shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them,
Idolatry » Consists in » Sensuality
whose end is destruction, whose god is their
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced. The LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them out of His sight. When He had torn Israel from the house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king Then Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the LORD and made them commit a great sin. read more.
The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day.
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping angels
Let no one keep
Idolatry » Objects of » Angels
Let no one keep
Idolatry » Making idols for the purpose of, described and ridiculed
Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit? Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame. The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. read more.
Another shapes wood, he extends a measuring line; he outlines it with red chalk He works it with planes and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of man, so that it may sit in a house. Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it. Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, "Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire." But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god." They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals I roast meat and eat it Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!" He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and they had feared other gods and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced. read more.
The sons of Israel did things secretly which were not right against the LORD their God. Moreover, they built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city. They set for themselves sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, and there they burned incense on all the high places as the nations did which the LORD had carried away to exile before them; and they did evil things provoking the LORD. They served idols, concerning which the LORD had said to them, "You shall not do this thing." Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets." However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God. They rejected His statutes and His covenant which He made with their fathers and His warnings with which He warned them And they followed vanity and became vain, and went after the nations which surrounded them, concerning which the LORD had commanded them not to do like them. They forsook all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His sight; none was left except the tribe of Judah.
Idolatry » A virtual forsaking of God
"Therefore I will yet contend with you," declares the LORD, "And with your sons' sons I will contend. "For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see, And send to Kedar and observe closely And see if there has been such a thing as this! "Has a nation changed gods When they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit. read more.
"Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate," declares the LORD. "For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water.
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal-peor
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » gods that have not made the heavens
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Vanities of the gentiles
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we
For You are the one who has done all these things.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Vanity
And they
To walk in bypaths,
Not on a
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » With incense
I will make an end of Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the
Idolatry » They who practice » Are ignorant and foolish
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools,
Idolatry » They who practice » Are mad upon it
For it is a land of
And they are mad over fearsome idols.
Idolatry » Exemplified » Manasseh
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name." For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger. read more.
Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the LORD said to David and to his son Solomon, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.
Idolatry » Exemplified » Judah
For your gods are
Idolatry » Consists in » Setting up idols in the heart
"Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity Should I be consulted by them at all? "Therefore speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will be brought to give him an answer in the matter in view of the multitude of his idols,
Idolatry » The jews » Followed the moabites in
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel.
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
"But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness, and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period-- if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, read more.
if he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man, if he walks in My statutes and My ordinances so as to deal faithfully--he is righteous and will surely live," declares the Lord GOD.
Idolatry » Incompatible with the service of God
So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments; and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."
Idolatry » Adopted by solomon
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon. read more.
Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Asa
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nibhaz and tartak
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Succoth-benoth
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Adrammelech
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Anammelech
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Merodach
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nisroch
It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Ashima
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nergal
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Idols of abomination
Thus says the Lord God, “Because your lewdness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered through your harlotries with your lovers and with all your detestable
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Teachers of lies
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Dumb stones
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with
And there is
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Helpless
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By cutting the flesh
So they cried with a loud voice and
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » In private houses
So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah. And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.
Idolatry » They who practice » Pollute the name of God
“As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord God, “
Idolatry » They who practice » Go after it in heart
because they rejected My ordinances, and as for My statutes, they did not walk in them; they even profaned My sabbaths, for their
Idolatry » They who practice » Go astray from God
But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who
Idolatry » Exemplified » People of lystra
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us." And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
Idolatry » Exemplified » Sennacherib
It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that
Idolatry » Exemplified » Jeroboam
So the king
Idolatry » Described as » Bloody
For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My
Idolatry » Exemplified » Micah
So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah. And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.
Idolatry » Exemplified » Ahab
It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that
Idolatry » Exemplified » Amon
For he walked in all the way that his father had walked, and served the idols that his father had served and worshiped them.
Idolatry » Consists in » Fearing other gods
with whom the Lord made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “
Idolatry » Who is an idolater
For this you know with certainty, that
Idolatry » All forms of, forbidden by the law of moses
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Idolatry » Woe denounced against
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with
And there is
Idolatry » Forbidden
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before Me.
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Tammuz
Then He brought me to the entrance of the
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Rimmon
In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Images of abomination
They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » gods that cannot save
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Wind and confusion
Their
Their molten images are
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Stumbling blocks
“Son of man, these men have
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor, And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » In temples
In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » In groves
Idolatry » They who practice » Defile the sanctuary of God
So as I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have
Idolatry » They who practice » Are estranged from God
in order to lay hold of
Idolatry » They who practice » Hold fast their deceit
They
They
Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to other gods
“
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping dead men
And ate
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Josiah
He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal-zephon
“Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp before
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nebo
Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle.
The things
A load for the weary beast.
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » In secret places
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have
And have gone up and made your bed wide.
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,
You have loved their
You have looked on their
Idolatry » They who practice » Are vain in their imaginations
For even though they knew God, they did not
Idolatry » They who practice » Inflame themselves
Who
Under the clefts of the crags?
Idolatry » Other customs of » Singing and dancing
But he said, "It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear." It came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain.
Idolatry » Saints should » Refuse to engage in, though threatened with death
Idolatry » Described as » Abominable
For
Idolatry » Exemplified » Belshazzar
but you have
Idolatry » Objects of » Earthly creatures
and
Idolatry » The jews » Followed the syrians in
Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord,
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Jupiter
And they began calling Barnabas,
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Mercury
And they began calling Barnabas,
Idolatry » They who practice » Have fellowship with devils
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing
Idolatry » They who practice » Ask counsel of their idols
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing
Idolatry » They who practice » Boast of it
Who boast themselves of
Idolatry » Exemplified » Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an
Idolatry » Led the heathen to think that their gods visited the earth in bodily shapes
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the
Idolatry » Victims sacrificed in, often adorned with garlands
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was
Idolatry » Temples built for
And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,
But I will send a
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Remphan
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Huzzab
She is stripped, she is carried away,
And her handmaids are
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Chiun
Idolatry » They who practice » Swear by their idols
Who say, ‘As your god lives, O
And, ‘As the way of
They will fall and
Idolatry » Consists in » Looking to other gods
Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a
Idolatry » Other customs of » Libations of wine
And drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them be your hiding place!
Idolatry » Other customs of » Music
that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. "But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire." Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Idolatry » Objects of » Pictures on walls
So I entered and looked, and behold, every form of creeping things and beasts and detestable things, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wall all around.
Idolatry » Objects of » Images of angels
Let no one keep
Idolatry » Objects of » gods of egypt
For
Idolatry » Objects of » Net and drag
And
Because through
And their food is
Idolatry » Objects of » Brazen serpent
Idolatry » Wicked practices of » Practices of, relating to the dead
“You are
Idolatry » Other customs of » Peace offerings
So the next day they rose early and
Idolatry » Objects of » Golden calf
He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a
Idolatry » Objects of » Earrings
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which
Idolatry » Objects of » Animals
and
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
No one
"Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man. "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
Israel » Under the judges » Return » Idolatry
Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god. Thus the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;
Israel » Under the judges » Idolatry
All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel. Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals, and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the LORD to anger. read more.
So they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken and as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed. Then the LORD raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them. Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do as their fathers. When the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them. But it came about when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways. So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, "Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not." So the LORD allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
Israel » Under the judges » Idolatry » King of moab » Repentance » Deliverance
Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD So the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees. The sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. read more.
But when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak. He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute. But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." And he said, "Keep silence." And all who attended him left him. Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." And he arose from his seat. Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly. The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out. Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them. When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, "He is only relieving himself in the cool room." They waited until they became anxious; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor dead. Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah. It came about when he had arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them. He said to them, "Pursue them, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was undisturbed for eighty years.
Israel » Idolatry » Moab
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel. read more.
The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
For they provoked Him with their high places And aroused His jealousy with their graven images. When God heard, He was filled with wrath And greatly abhorred Israel; So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, The tent which He had pitched among men, read more.
And gave up His strength to captivity And His glory into the hand of the adversary. He also delivered His people to the sword, And was filled with wrath at His inheritance. Fire devoured His young men, And His virgins had no wedding songs. His priests fell by the sword, And His widows could not weep.
A people who continually provoke Me to My face, Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks; Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat swine's flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots. "Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day. read more.
"Behold, it is written before Me, I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will even repay into their bosom, Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together," says the LORD "Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom."
Judgments » Are sent, as punishment for » Idolatry
I will first
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Idolatry
I then
"As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, Shall I not do to Jerusalem and her images Just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?"
The tribe of Simeon » Plagues » Idolatry
worldly Snares » Idolatry
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Idolatry » Solomon » Influence » Wives
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Idolatry
Women » Zealous » Promotion » Superstition » Idolatry
The
therefore, you women will no longer see
“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are
false Worship » Idolatry » Forbidden
The graven images of their gods you are to
So Jacob said to his
‘You shall not make for yourselves
“
false Worship » Idolatry » Prophecies concerning the overthrow of
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
“It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I will
Nor will he look to that which his
Even the
When I will punish the
And her whole land will be
And all her slain will fall in her midst.
And your sacred pillars from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
Topics on Idolatry
Abominations, Idolatry Is
Jeremiah 32:32-35because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their
Avoiding Idolatry
Exodus 20:4“
God Opposes Idolatry
Psalm 78:58
And
Idolatry Consists Of
Exodus 20:4“
Idolatry, Objections To
Habakkuk 2:18
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Idolatry, Wicked Practices Of
Leviticus 18:21You shall not give any of your offspring
Nature Of Idolatry
Isaiah 45:20
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Shame Of Idolatry
Psalm 97:7
Who boast themselves of
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