Idolatry

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• 1 Corinthians 10:20 NT

  But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God, and I don’t desire that you would have fellowship with demons.

• 1 Corinthians 5:11 NT

  But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

• Exodus 34:12 OT

  Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare among you;

• Exodus 34:15 OT

  “Don’t make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice;

• Deuteronomy 7:2 OT

  and when Yahweh your God delivers them up before you, and you strike them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them.

• Exodus 34:16 OT

  and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.

• Deuteronomy 7:3 OT

  You shall not make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.

• Acts 19:26 NT

  You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.

• Daniel 3:18 OT

  But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”

• 1 Kings 19:18 OT

  Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.”

• Romans 11:4 NT

  But how does God answer him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

• Acts 10:25 NT

  When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

• Acts 10:26 NT

  But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”

• Acts 14:11-15 NT

  When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief…

• Revelation 22:8 NT

  Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

• Revelation 22:9 NT

  He said to me, “See you don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

• Ezekiel 36:25 OT

  I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.

• Zechariah 13:2 OT

  It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they will be remembered no more. I will also cause the prophets and the spirit of impurity to pass out of the land.

• Exodus 34:13 OT

  but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherah poles;

• Deuteronomy 7:5 OT

  But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their engraved images with fire.

• 2 Samuel 5:21 OT

  They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

• 2 Kings 23:14 OT

  He broke in pieces the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with men’s bones.

• Deuteronomy 17:2-5 OT

  If there is found among you, within any of your gates which Yahweh your God gives you, a man or woman who does that which is evil in Yahweh your God’s sight in transgressing his covenant, and has gone and served other gods and worshiped…

• Jeremiah 8:2 OT

  They will spread them before the sun, the moon, and all the army of the sky, which they have loved, which they have served, after which they have walked, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered or…