Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture presents idolatry as absurd and irrational, offensive to God and a source of spiritual and moral danger. Habakkuk 2:18Idolatry is disparaged See also The absurdity of making idols Deuteronomy 4:28Isaiah 40:18-20; 41:6-7 Jeremiah 10:3-9 Hosea 10:6 Habakkuk 2:19 Psalms 40:4 See also Idols represent falsehood and fraud Jeremiah 2:5; 10:14; 16:19; 51:17-18Hosea 12:1 Amos 2:4 Psalms 135:17-18 Bowing down to idols is inappropriate See also Isaiah 2:8; 44:15-17; 46:6pp Ps 115:5-8 Jeremiah 1:16Micah 5:13 Isaiah 46:5 Idols contrasted with the LORD See also Isaiah 40:25-26Jeremiah 5:24; 10:10 Hosea 2:8 Acts 17:24-25 Exodus 20:3-4 Idolatry is forbidden by God pp Dt 5:7-8 Zephaniah 1:4Idolatry incurs severe penalties See also Deuteronomy 13:1-9,12-15Isaiah 66:4 Amos 5:27 Nahum 1:14 Ezekiel 7:20 God abominates idols See also Deuteronomy 7:25Two terms, that is "idols" and "vile images", meaning "abomination" are found here in parallel. A third, punning on the word for "dung" is often used by Ezekiel for idols. 2 Kings 23:24Ezekiel 5:9,11; 6:4 Daniel 3:18 Pressure to worship idols must be resisted and idols abandoned See also Isaiah 2:20; 30:22; 31:7Isaiah 44:18 The dangers of idolatry Blindness Psalms 115:8See also Becoming like idols Jeremiah 2:5Hosea 9:10 Deuteronomy 31:16 See also Spiritual adultery Judges 8:33Isaiah 1:21 Jeremiah 13:27 Hosea 1:2; 2:7; 8:9 Amos 5:7 See also Injustice 1085 God, love of1130 God, sovereignty of 1190 glory 1245 God of the fathers 6106 addiction 6188 immorality, sexual 6221 rebellion 8140 prize 8463 priority of faith, hope & love 8760 fools, characteristics 8766 heresies 8808 riches |
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