Acts 7:42

Contemporary English Version 1995

God turned his back on his people and left them. Then they worshiped the stars in the sky, just as it says in the Book of the Prophets, “People of Israel, you didn't offer sacrifices and offerings to me during those 40 years in the desert.

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:39

Go ahead and worship your idols for now, you Israelites, because soon I will no longer let you dishonor me by offering gifts to them. You will have no choice but to obey me!

Deuteronomy 4:19

And when you see the sun or moon or stars, don't be tempted to bow down and worship them. The Lord put them there for all the other nations to worship.

Isaiah 63:10

Then the Lord's people turned against him and made his Holy Spirit sad. So he became their enemy and attacked them.

Acts 7:36

In Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the desert, Moses rescued the people by working miracles and wonders for 40 years.

Hosea 4:17

You people of Israel are charmed by idols. Leave those people alone!

Ezekiel 8:16

I was then led into the temple's inner courtyard, where I saw about 25 men standing near the entrance, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were to the Lord's temple, and they were bowing down to the rising sun.

Isaiah 66:4

You refused to answer when I called out; you paid no attention to my instructions. Instead, you did what I hated, knowing it was wrong. Now I will punish you in a way you dread the most.

Joshua 24:20

If you turn your backs on the Lord and worship the gods of other nations, the Lord will turn against you. He will make terrible things happen to you and wipe you out, even though he had been good to you before.

Ezekiel 20:25

I gave them laws that bring punishment instead of life,

Psalm 95:10

Then God got tired of them and said, “You never show good sense, and you don't understand what I want you to do.”

2 Kings 21:3

He rebuilt the local shrines that his father Hezekiah had torn down. He built altars for the god Baal and set up a sacred pole for worshiping the goddess Asherah, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. And he faithfully worshiped the stars in heaven.

2 Kings 17:16

The people of Israel disobeyed all the commands of the Lord their God. They made two gold statues of calves and set up a sacred pole for Asherah; they also worshiped the stars and the god Baal.

Isaiah 43:23

You have not honored me by sacrificing sheep or other animals. And I have not burdened you with demands for sacrifices or sweet-smelling incense.

Hebrews 3:9

For forty years your ancestors tested God and saw the things he did.

Jeremiah 8:2

who loved and worshiped the sun, moon, and stars. These bones will be scattered and left lying on the ground like trash, where the sun and moon and stars can shine on them.

John 6:45

One of the prophets wrote, “God will teach all of them.” And so everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him will come to me.

Acts 13:40

Make sure what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said,