Idolatry Commandments

There are 40 biblical commandments in the “Idolatry” category — 2 positive and 38 negative.

+Positive Commandments (2)

33
Burn a city that has turned to idol worship

Deuteronomy 13:17

53
Destroy idols and their accessories

Deuteronomy 12:2

−Negative Commandments (38)

24
Do not inquire into idolatry

Leviticus 19:4

27
Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped

Exodus 20:5

28
Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d

Exodus 20:5

29
Do not make an idol for yourself

Exodus 20:4

30
Do not make an idol for others

Leviticus 19:4

31
Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes

Exodus 20:23

32
Do not turn a city to idolatry

Exodus 23:13

34
Do not rebuild an idolatrous city that has been burned

Deuteronomy 13:17

35
Do not derive benefit from an idolatrous city

Deuteronomy 13:18

36
Do not entice an individual to idol worship

Deuteronomy 13:12

37
Do not love those who entice others into idolatry

Deuteronomy 13:9

38
Do not cease hating an idolater

Deuteronomy 13:9

39
Do not save an idolater from execution

Deuteronomy 13:9

40
Do not say anything in an idolater's defense

Deuteronomy 13:9

41
Do not refrain from incriminating an idolater

Deuteronomy 13:9

42
Do not prophesy in the name of idolatry

Deuteronomy 18:20

44
Do not prophesy falsely in the name of G-d

Deuteronomy 18:20

46
Do not swear in the name of an idol

Exodus 23:13

47
Do not inquire of spirits

Leviticus 19:31

48
Do not consult magicians or seers

Leviticus 19:31

49
Do not pass your children through the fire to Molech

Leviticus 18:21

50
Do not erect a pillar in a public place of worship

Deuteronomy 16:22

51
Do not bow down on smooth stone

Leviticus 26:1

54
Do not derive benefit from idols and their accessories

Deuteronomy 7:26

55
Do not derive benefit from ornaments of idols

Deuteronomy 7:25

56
Do not make a covenant with idolaters

Deuteronomy 7:2

57
Do not show favor to idolaters

Deuteronomy 7:2

58
Do not let idolaters dwell in the Land of Israel

Exodus 23:33

59
Do not imitate idolaters in customs and clothing

Leviticus 20:23

60
Do not be superstitious

Leviticus 19:26

61
Do not go into a trance to foresee events, etc

Deuteronomy 18:10

62
Do not engage in astrology

Leviticus 19:26

63
Do not mutter incantations

Deuteronomy 18:11

64
Do not attempt to contact the dead

Deuteronomy 18:11

65
Do not consult ghosts or spirits

Deuteronomy 18:11

66
Do not consult magicians or wizards

Deuteronomy 18:11

67
Do not perform acts of magic

Deuteronomy 18:10

203
Do not drink wine poured in service to idols

Deuteronomy 32:38

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