Deuteronomy 27:15
Cursed is the man whosoever shall make a graven or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of craftsmen, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say, So be it.
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In Context
14And the Levites shall answer and say to all Israel with a loud voice,
16Cursed is the man that dishonors his father or his mother: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Cross References
Genesis 9:25And he said, 1 Cursed be the servant Canaan, 1 A slave shall he be to his brethren.
Genesis 31:34And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camels’ packs, and sat upon them.
Exodus 20:23Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.
Exodus 34:17And thou shalt not make to thyself molten gods.
Leviticus 26:1I am the Lord your God: ye shall not make to yourselves gods made with hands, or graven; neither shall ye rear up a pillar for yourselves, neither shall ye set up a stone for an object in your land to worship it: I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 4:16lest ye transgress, and make to yourselves a carved image, any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →