Dictionary of Bible Themes: 6103 abomination

6103 abomination

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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That which is utterly detestable in the sight of God, particularly sin and idolatry. Daniel predicts the establishment of an “abomination that causes desolation” on the temple mount and Jesus Christ reiterates this prophecy.

Sin is an abomination

God detests it

Leviticus 20:13; Proverbs 26:24-26 See also Leviticus 18:26-30; Proverbs 6:16-19; Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 66:3-4

The abomination of Babylon the Great

Revelation 17:3-6 See also Jeremiah 51:6-8; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 19:1-2

Idolatry is an abomination

Jeremiah 32:32-35

Moses warns the Israelites against the idolatry of the Canaanites:

Deuteronomy 7:25-26; Deuteronomy 12:31; Deuteronomy 18:9-13; Deuteronomy 27:15; Deuteronomy 29:17-18 Deuteronomy 32:15-16

The idolatry of Solomon's latter years:

1 Kings 11:4-8; 2 Kings 23:13 Isaiah 44:19; Jeremiah 4:1-2; Jeremiah 7:30; Jeremiah 16:18; Ezekiel 5:9; Ezekiel 7:20; Ezekiel 8:5-18 idolatry in the temple; Ezekiel 11:17-21; Ezekiel 20:30; Hosea 9:10; 1 Peter 4:3

Unclean animals are an abomination

Isaiah 66:17 See also Leviticus 7:21; Leviticus 11:13-20,41-42; Isaiah 65:2-5; Revelation 18:2

The abomination that causes desolation

Daniel 9:25-27 See also Daniel 11:29-32; Daniel 12:11-12; Matthew 24:15-21 pp Mark 13:14-19; Revelation 13:14-15