They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up.
They hauled out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s or Samaria’s.
Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.”
So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.