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Exodus 20:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Do not make gods of silver to rival me; do not make gods of gold for yourselves.

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‘ “As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord God says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterwards you will surely listen to me, and you will no longer defile my holy name with your gifts and idols.


those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the stars in the sky; those who bow and pledge loyalty to the  Lord but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;  ,


They feared the Lord, but they also worshipped their own gods  according to the practice of the nations from which they had been deported.


Outside are the dogs,   the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practises falsehood.


So Moses returned to the Lord and said, ‘Oh, these people have committed a grave sin; they have made a god of gold for themselves.


Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them,  you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand.  But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life.  ,


They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.


Whenever they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they were defiling my holy name by the detestable acts they committed.  So I destroyed them in my anger.


They feared the Lord but also served their idols. Still today, their children and grandchildren continue doing as their ancestors did.


‘Do not make cast images  of gods for yourselves.


Do not turn to worthless idols  or make cast images  of gods for yourselves;  I am the Lord your God.


“The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.” And all the people will reply, “Amen! ”


You saw their abhorrent images and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them.


He returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, ‘I personally consecrate  the silver to the Lord for my son’s benefit to make a carved image and a silver idol.  I will give it back to you.’





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