Commandments About Idol
25 biblical commandments from the Torah related to idol.
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Do not inquire into idolatry
Leviticus 19:4
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped
Exodus 20:5
"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d
Exodus 20:5
"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Do not make an idol for yourself
Exodus 20:4
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
Do not make an idol for others
Leviticus 19:4
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
Do not turn a city to idolatry
Exodus 23:13
"Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.
Burn a city that has turned to idol worship
Deuteronomy 13:17
"Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,
Do not rebuild an idolatrous city that has been burned
Deuteronomy 13:17
"Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,
Do not derive benefit from an idolatrous city
Deuteronomy 13:18
if you will listen to the voice of the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments which I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the LORD your God.
Do not entice an individual to idol worship
Deuteronomy 13:12
"If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that
Do not love those who entice others into idolatry
Deuteronomy 13:9
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Do not cease hating an idolater
Deuteronomy 13:9
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Do not save an idolater from execution
Deuteronomy 13:9
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Do not say anything in an idolater's defense
Deuteronomy 13:9
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Do not refrain from incriminating an idolater
Deuteronomy 13:9
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Do not prophesy in the name of idolatry
Deuteronomy 18:20
'But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.'
Do not swear in the name of an idol
Exodus 23:13
"Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.
Destroy idols and their accessories
Deuteronomy 12:2
"You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.
Do not derive benefit from idols and their accessories
Deuteronomy 7:26
"You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and like it come under the ban; you shall utterly detest it and you shall utterly abhor it, for it is something banned.
Do not derive benefit from ornaments of idols
Deuteronomy 7:25
"The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
Do not make a covenant with idolaters
Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them.
Do not show favor to idolaters
Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them.
Do not let idolaters dwell in the Land of Israel
Exodus 23:33
"They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."
Do not imitate idolaters in customs and clothing
Leviticus 20:23
'Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.
Do not drink wine poured in service to idols
Deuteronomy 32:38
Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!