Leviticus 26:1 Cross References

Leviticus 26:1

1: "Do not make idols or set up carved images, sacred pillars, or shaped stones to be worshiped in your land. I, the LORD, am your God.

Do not put your trust in idols or make gods of metal for yourselves. I, the LORD, am your God.

Do not worship the gods of these other nations or serve them in any way, and never follow their evil example. Instead, you must utterly conquer them and break down their shameful idols.

you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.

"Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.
You must never worship or bow down to them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god! I do not leave unpunished the sins of those who hate me, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.

`Cursed is anyone who carves or casts idols and secretly sets them up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the LORD.' And all the people will reply, `Amen.'

And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people of the world to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
He was permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

" `Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.
You must never worship or bow down to them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god! I do not leave unpunished the sins of those who hate me, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.

And since this is true, we shouldn't think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.

How foolish are those who manufacture idols to be their gods. These highly valued objects are really worthless. They themselves are witnesses that this is so, for their idols neither see nor know. No wonder those who worship them are put to shame.
Who but a fool would make his own god--an idol that cannot help him one bit!
All who worship idols will stand before the LORD in shame, along with all these craftsmen--mere humans--who claim they can make a god. Together they will stand in terror and shame.
The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, pounding and shaping it with all his might. His work makes him hungry and thirsty, weak and faint.
Then the wood-carver measures and marks out a block of wood, takes the tool, and carves the figure of a man. Now he has a wonderful idol that cannot even move from where it is placed!

Those who worship idols are disgraced--all who brag about their worthless gods--for every god must bow to him.

So do not corrupt yourselves by making a physical image in any form--whether of a man or a woman,
an animal or a bird,
a creeping creature or a fish.
And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars--all the forces of heaven--don't be seduced by them and worship them. The LORD your God designated these heavenly bodies for all the peoples of the earth.

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.
They cannot talk, though they have mouths, or see, though they have eyes!
They cannot hear with their ears, or smell with their noses,
or feel with their hands, or walk with their feet, or utter sounds with their throats!
And those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

What am I trying to say? Am I saying that the idols to whom the pagans bring sacrifices are real gods and that these sacrifices are of some value?
No, not at all. What I am saying is that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don't want any of you to be partners with demons.

Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree and carve an idol.
They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won't fall over.
There stands their god like a helpless scarecrow in a garden! It cannot speak, and it needs to be carried because it cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for they can neither harm you nor do you any good."
LORD, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.
Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.

You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you do it? You condemn idolatry, but do you steal from pagan temples?
You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.

Outside the city are the dogs--the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

That is why I told you ahead of time what I was going to do. That way, you could never say, `My idols did it. My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!'
You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, but you refuse to admit it. Now I will tell you new things I have not mentioned before, secrets you have not yet heard.
They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, `We knew that all the time!'
"Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, for I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from your earliest childhood, rotten through and through.

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