Exodus 20:4 Cross References

Exodus 20:4

4: "Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.

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.

Deuteronomy 4:15

  1. "But be careful! You did not see the LORD's form on the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai.
  2. So do not corrupt yourselves by making a physical image in any form--whether of a man or a woman,
  3. an animal or a bird,
  4. a creeping creature or a fish.
  5. 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.

Deuteronomy 5:8

  1. " `Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.

Deuteronomy 27:15

  1. `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.'

Psalms 97:7

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

Leviticus 19:4

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

Acts 17:29

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

Revelation 16:2

  1. So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl over the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue.

Jeremiah 10:14

  1. Compared to him, all people are foolish and have no knowledge at all! They make idols, but the idols will disgrace their makers, for they are frauds. They have no life or power in them.
  2. Idols are worthless; they are lies! The time is coming when they will all be destroyed.
  3. But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel, his own special possession. The LORD Almighty is his name!

Jeremiah 10:8

  1. The wisest of people who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!
  2. They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal purple robes made by expert tailors.

Isaiah 45:16

  1. All who make idols will be humiliated and disgraced.

Romans 1:23

  1. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people, or birds and animals and snakes.

Ezekiel 8:10

  1. So I went in and saw the walls engraved with all kinds of snakes, lizards, and hideous creatures. I also saw the various idols worshiped by the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 4:23

  1. So be careful not to break the covenant the LORD your God has made with you. You will break it if you make idols of any shape or form, for the LORD your God has absolutely forbidden this.
  2. The LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
  3. "In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.

Revelation 14:9

  1. Then a third angel followed them, shouting, "Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or the hand
  2. must drink the wine of God's wrath. It is poured out undiluted into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.
  3. The smoke of their torment rises forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.

Isaiah 42:17

  1. But those who trust in idols, calling them their gods--they will be turned away in shame.

Psalms 115:4

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

Isaiah 46:5

  1. "To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?
  2. Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!
  3. They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It cannot even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It has no power to get anyone out of trouble.
  4. "Do not forget this, you guilty ones.

Isaiah 42:8

  1. "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else. I will not share my praise with carved idols.

Isaiah 44:9

  1. 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.
  2. Who but a fool would make his own god--an idol that cannot help him one bit!
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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!

Acts 19:26

  1. As you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren't gods at all. And this is happening not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!
  2. Of course, I'm not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I'm also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis--this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world--will be robbed of her prestige!"
  3. At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
  4. A crowd began to gather, and soon the city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.
  5. Paul wanted to go in, but the believers wouldn't let him.

1 Kings 12:28

  1. So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"

2 Chronicles 33:7

  1. Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God's Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon: "My name will be honored here forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem--the city I have chosen from among all the other tribes of Israel.

Jeremiah 10:3

  1. Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree and carve an idol.
  2. They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won't fall over.
  3. 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."

Revelation 13:14

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Psalms 135:15

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

Revelation 9:20

  1. But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to turn from their evil deeds. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood--idols that neither see nor hear nor walk!

Isaiah 40:18

  1. To whom, then, can we compare God? What image might we find to resemble him?
  2. Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
  3. Or is a poor person's wooden idol better? Can God be compared to an idol that must be placed on a stand so it won't fall down?

Exodus 34:17

  1. You must make no gods for yourselves at all.

Exodus 32:1

  1. When Moses failed to come back down the mountain right away, the people went to Aaron. "Look," they said, "make us some gods who can lead us. This man Moses, who brought us here from Egypt, has disappeared. We don't know what has happened to him."

Exodus 32:8

  1. They have already turned from the way I commanded them to live. They have made an idol shaped like a calf, and they have worshiped and sacrificed to it. They are saying, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of Egypt.'"

Exodus 32:23

  1. They said to me, `Make us some gods to lead us, for something has happened to this man Moses, who led us out of Egypt.'
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