Question 111
Section 5: The third Part is of Man’s Thankfulness
May there then at all any Images or Resemblances of things be made?
God neither ought, nor can be represented by any means: and for the Creatures, although it be lawful to express them, yet God forbiddeth notwithstanding their Images to be made or had, as thereby to worship or honour either them, or God by them:a
May there then at all any Images or Resemblances of things be made?
God neither ought, nor can be represented by any means: and for the Creatures, although it be lawful to express them, yet God forbids notwithstanding their Images to be made or had, as thereby to worship or honor either them, or God by them:a
a. Exodus 23:24; Exodus 34:13–14,17; Numbers 33:52; Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:13; Deuteronomy 16:22; 2 Kings 18:4
Exodus 23:24
23:24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
23:24 You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
Exodus 34:13–14; Exodus 34:17
34:13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 34:17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
34:13 Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. 34:14 For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 34:17 You shall make no molten gods for yourselves.
Numbers 33:52
33:52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
33:52 you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
Deuteronomy 7:5
7:5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
7:5 Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
Deuteronomy 12:13
12:13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
12:13 Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
Deuteronomy 16:22
16:22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.
16:22 and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
2 Kings 18:4
18:4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
18:4 He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
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