- Should have but one wife Ge 2:24; Mr 10:6-8; 1Co 7:2-4
- Have authority over their wives Ge 3:16; 1Co 11:3; Eph 5:23
- DUTY OF, TO WIVES . To respect them 1Pe 3:7
. To love them Eph 5:25-33; Col 3:19
. To regard them as themselves Ge 2:23; Mt 19:5
. To be faithful to them Pr 5:19; Mal 2:14,15
. To dwell with them for life Ge 2:24; Mt 19:3-9
. To comfort them 1Sa 1:8
. To consult with them Ge 31:4-7
. Not to leave them, though unbelieving 1Co 7:11,12, 14,16
- Duties of, not to interfere with their duties to Christ Lu 14:26; Mt 19:29
- Good-Exemplified . Isaac Ge 24:67
- Bad-Exemplified . Solomon 1Ki 11:1
- Law respecting fringes of Nu 15:38; De 22:12
- Used by the poor as a covering by night Ex 22:26,27; De 24:13
- Burdens often bound up in Ex 12:34
- The skirts of, used to hold things in 2Ki 4:39; Ne 5:13; Hag 2:12; Lu 6:38
- Probably used by women as a vail Ru 3:15
- REQUIRED TO BE GIRT UP . For running 1Ki 18:46
. For labour Lu 17:8
- Often laid aside Mt 24:18; Mr 10:50
- The Jews said to be naked without 2Sa 6:20; Mr 14:51,52; Joh 21:7
- WAS THE GARMENT . Rent in token of anger Mt 26:65
. Rent in token of grief Joe 2:13
. Of Samuel rent by Saul 1Sa 15:27
. Of Saul which David cut 1Sa 24:4,5
. Of Jeroboam rent by Ahijah 1Ki 11:30
. Laid aside by Christ Joh 13:4
. Spread before Christ by the Jews Mt 21:8
- The Jews condemned for making broad the borders of Mt 23:5
- God knows and detects Isa 29:15,16
- Christ knew and detected Mt 22:18
- God has no pleasure in Isa 9:17
- Shall not come before God Job 13:16
- DESCRIBED AS . Wilfully blind Mt 23:17, 19,26
. Vile Isa 32:6
. Self-righteous Isa 65:5; Lu 18:11
. Ostentatious Mt 5:2, 5,16; 23:5
. Censorious Mt 7:3-5; Lu 13:14,15
. Regarding tradition more than the word of God Mt 15:1-3
. Exact in minor, but neglecting important duties Mt 23:23,24
. Having but a form of godliness 2Ti 3:5
. Seeking only outward purity Lu 11:39
. Professing but not practising Eze 33:31,32; Mt 23:3; Ro 2:17-23
. Using but lip-worship Isa 29:13; Mt 15:8
. Glorying in appearance only 2Co 5:12
. Trusting in privileges Jer 7:4; Mt 3:9
. Apparently zealous in the things of God Isa 58:2
. Zealous in making proselytes Mt 23:15
. Devouring widows' houses Mt 23:14
. Loving pre-eminence Mt 23:6,7
- Worship of, not acceptable to God Isa 1:11-15; 58:3-5; Mt 15:9
- Joy of, but for a moment Job 20:5
- Hope of perishes Job 8:13; 27:8,9
- Heap up wrath Job 36:13
- Fearfulness shall surprise Isa 33:14
- Destroy others by slander Pr 11:9
- In power, are a snare Job 34:30
- The Apostasy to abound with 1Ti 4:2
- Beware the principles of Lu 12:1
- Spirit of, hinders growth in grace 1Pe 2:1
- Punishment of Job 15:34; Isa 10:6; Jer 42:20,22; Mt 24:51
- Illustrated Mt 23:27,28; Lu 11:44
- Exemplified . Cain Ge 4:3
. The Jews Jer 3:10
. Pharisees, &c Mt 16:3
. Judas Mt 26:49
. Ananias Ac 5:1-8
. Simon Ac 8:13-23
- Forbidden Ro 12:11; Heb 6:12
- Produce apathy Pr 12:27; 26:15
- Akin to extravagance Pr 18:9
- Accompanied by conceit Pr 26:16
- LEAD TO . Poverty Pr 10:4; 20:13
. Bondage Pr 12:24
. Disappointment Pr 13:4; 21:25
. Tattling and meddling 1Ti 5:13
- Effects of, afford instruction to others Pr 24:30-32
- Remonstrance against Pr 6:6,9
- False excuses for Pr 20:4; 22:13
- Illustrated Pr 26:14; Mt 25:18,26
- Exemplified . Watchmen Isa 56:10
. Athenians Ac 17:21
. Thessalonians 2Th 3:11
- CONSISTS IN . Bowing down to images Ex 20:5; De 5:9
. Worshipping images Da 3:5, Isa 44:17;10,15
. Sacrificing to images Ps 106:38; Ac 7:41
. Worshipping other gods De 30:17; Ps 81:9
. Swearing by other gods Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7
. Walking after other gods De 8:19
. Speaking in the name of other gods De 18:20
. Looking to other gods Ho 3:1
. Serving other gods De 7:4; Jer 5:19
. Fearing other gods 2Ki 17:35
. Sacrificing to other gods Ex 22:20
. Worshipping the true God by an image, &c Ex 32:4-6; Ps 106:19,20
. Worshipping angels Col 2:18
. Worshipping the host of heaven De 4:19; 17:3
. Worshipping demons Mt 4:9-10; Re 9:20
. Worshipping dead men Ps 106:28
. Setting up idols in the heart Eze 14:3,4
. Covetousness Eph 5:5; Col 3:5
. Sensuality Php 3:19
- Is changing the glory of God into an image Ro 1:23; Ac 17:29
- Is changing the truth of God into a lie Ro 1:25; Isa 44:20
- Is a work of the flesh Ga 5:19,20
- Incompatible with the service of God Ge 35:2,3; Jos 24:23; 1Sa 7:3; 1Ki 18:21; 2Co 6:15,16
- DESCRIBED AS . An abomination to God De 7:25
. Hateful to God De 16:22; Jer 44:4
. Vain and foolish Ps 115:4-8; Isa 44:19; Jer 10:3
. Bloody Eze 23:39
. Abominable 1Pe 4:3
. Unprofitable Jud 10:14; Isa 46:7
. Irrational Ac 17:29; Ro 1:21-23
- THEY WHO PRACTISE . Forget God De 8:19; Jer 18:15
. Go astray from God Eze 44:10
. Pollute the name of God Eze 20:39
. Defile the sanctuary of God Eze 5:11
. Are estranged from God Eze 14:5
. Forsake God 2Ki 22:17; Jer 16:11
. Provoke God De 31:20; Isa 65:3; Jer 25:6
. Are vain in their imaginations Ro 1:21
. Are ignorant and foolish Ro 1:21,22
. Inflame themselves Isa 57:5
. Hold fast their deceit Jer 8:5
. Carried away by it 1Co 12:2
. Go after it in heart Eze 20:16
. Are mad upon it Jer 50:38
. Boast of it Ps 97:7
. Have fellowship with devils Ho 4:12
. Ask counsel of their idols Ho 4:12
. Look to idols for deliverance Isa 44:17; 45:20
. Swear by their idols Am 8:14
- Objects of, numerous 1Co 8:5
- OBJECTS OF DESCRIBED AS . Strange gods Ge 35:2,4; Jos 24:20
. Other gods Jud 2:12,17; 1Ki 14:9
. Gods that cannot save Isa 45:20
. Gods that have not made the heavens Jer 10:11
. Molten gods Ex 34:17; Le 19:4
. Molten images De 27:15; Hab 2:18
. Graven images Isa 45:20; Ho 11:2
. Senseless idols De 4:28; Ps 115:5,7
. Dumb idols Hab 2:18
. Dumb Stones Hab 2:19
. Abominations Isa 44:19; Jer 32:34
. Images of abomination Eze 7:20
. Idols of abomination Eze 16:36
. Stumbling blocks Eze 14:3
. Teachers of lies Hab 2:18
. Wind and confusion Isa 41:29
. Helpless Jer 10:5
. Vanity Jer 18:15
. Vanities of the Gentiles Jer 14:22
- Making idols for the purpose of, described and ridiculed Isa 44:10-20
- Obstinate sinners judicially given up to De 4:28; 28:64; Ho 4:17
- Warnings against De 4:15-19
- Exhortations to turn from Eze 14:6; 20:7; Ac 14:15
- Renounced on conversion 1Th 1:9
- Led to abominable sins Ro 1:26-32; Ac 15:20
- SAINTS SHOULD . Keep from Jos 23:7; 1Jo 5:21
. Flee from 1Co 10:14
. Not have anything connected with in their houses De 7:26
. Not partake of any thing connected with 1Co 10:19,20
. Not have religious intercourse with those who practise Jos 23:7; 1Co 5:11
. Not covenant with those who practise Ex 34:12,15; De 7:2
. Not intermarry with those who practise Ex 34:16; De 7:3
. Testify against Ac 14:15; 19:26
. Refuse to engage in, though threatened with death Da 3:18
- Saints preserved by God from 1Ki 19:18; Ro 11:4
- Saints refuse to receive the worship of Ac 10:25,26; 14:11-15
- Angels refuse to receive the worship of Re 22:8,9
- Destruction of, promised Eze 36:25; Zec 13:2
- Everything connected with, should be destroyed Ex 34:13; De 7:5; 2Sa 5:21; 2Ki 23:14
- Woe denounced against Hab 2:19
- Curse denounced against De 27:15
- PUNISHMENT OF . Judicial death De 17:2-5
. Dreadful judgments which end in death Jer 8:2; 16:1-11
. Banishment Jer 8:3; Ho 8:5-8; Am 5:26,27
. Exclusion from heaven 1Co 6:9,10; Eph 5:5; Re 22:15
. Eternal torments Re 14:9-11; 21:8
- Exemplified . Israel Ex 32:1; 2Ki 17:12
. Philistines Jud 16:23
. Jeroboam 1Ki 12:28
. Maachah 1Ki 15:13
. Ahab 1Ki 16:31
. Jezebel 1Ki 18:19
. Sennacherib 2Ki 19:37
. Manasseh 2Ki 21:4-7
. Amon 2Ki 21:21
. Ahaz 2Ch 28:3
. Judah Jer 11:13
. Nebuchadnezzar Da 3:1
. Belshazzar Da 5:23
. People of Lystra Ac 14:11,12
. Athenians Ac 17:16
. Ephesians Ac 19:28
- Zeal against-Exemplified . Asa 1Ki 15:12
. Josiah 2Ki 23:5
. Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:6
. Israel 2Ch 31:1
. Manasseh 2Ch 33:15
- All forms of, forbidden by the law of Moses Ex 20:4,5
- All heathen nations given up to Ps 96:5; Ro 1:23,25; 1Co 12:2
- Led the heathen to think that their gods visited the earth in bodily shapes Ac 14:11
- Led the heathen to consider their gods to have but a local influence 1Ki 20:23; 2Ki 17:26
- OBJECTS OF . The heavenly bodies 2Ki 23:5; Ac 7:42
. Angels Col 2:18
. Departed spirits 1Sa 28:14,15
. Earthly creatures Ro 1:23
. Images De 29:17; Ps 115:4; Isa 44:17
- Temples built for Ho 8:14
- Altars raised for 1Ki 18:26; Ho 8:11
- Accompanied by feasts 2Ki 10:20; 1Co 10:27,28
- OBJECTS OF, WORSHIPPED . With sacrifices Nu 22:40; 2Ki 10:24
. With libations Isa 57:6; Jer 19:13
. With incense Jer 48:35
. With prayer 1Ki 18:26; Isa 44:17
. With singing and dancing Ex 32:18,19; 1Ki 18:26; 1Co 10:7
. By bowing to them 1Ki 19:18; 2Ki 5:18
. By kissing them 1Ki 19:18; Ho 13:2
. By kissing the hand to them Job 31:26,27
. By cutting the flesh 1Ki 18:28
. By burning children De 12:31; 2Ch 33:6; Jer 19:4,5; Eze 16:21
. In temples 2Ki 5:18
. On high places Nu 22:41; Jer 2:20
. In groves Ex 34:13
. Under trees Isa 57:5; Jer 2:20
. In private houses Jud 17:4,5
. On the tops of houses 2Ki 23:12; Zep 1:5
. In secret places Isa 57:8
- Rites of, obscene and impure Ex 32:25; Nu 25:1-3; Isa 57:6, 2Ki 17:9; 8,9; 1Pe 4:3
- Divination connected with 2Ch 33:6
- Victims sacrificed in, often adorned with garlands Ac 14:13
- IDOLS, &c MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Adrammelech 2Ki 17:31
. Anammelech 2Ki 17:31
. Ashima 2Ki 17:30
. Ashtoreth Jud 2:13; 1Ki 11:33
. Baal Jud 2:11-13; 6:25
. Baal-berith Jud 8:33; 9:4,46
. Baal-peor Nu 25:1-3
. Baal-zephon Ex 14:2
. Chiun Am 5:26
. Huzzab Na 2:7
. Jupiter Ac 14:12
. Mercury Ac 14:12
. Molech or Milcom Le 18:21; 1Ki 11:5,33
. Merodach Jer 50:2
. Nergal 2Ki 17:30
. Nebo Isa 46:1
. Nibhaz and Tartak 2Ki 17:31
. Nisroch 2Ki 19:37
. Queen of heaven Jer 44:17,25
. Remphan Ac 7:43
. Rimmon 2Ki 5:18
. Succothbenoth 2Ki 17:30
. Tammuz Eze 8:14
- Objects of, carried in procession Isa 46:7; Am 5:26; Ac 7:43
- Early notice of, amongst God's professing people Ge 31:19,30; 35:1-4; Jos 24:2
- THE JEWS . Practised, in Egypt Jos 24:14; Eze 23:3,19
. Brought, out of Egypt with them Eze 23:8; Ac 7:39-41
. Forbidden to practise Ex 20:1-5; 23:24
. Often mixed up, with God's worship Ex 32:1-5; 1Ki 12:27,28
. Followed the Canaanites in Jud 2:11-13; 1Ch 5:25
. Followed the Moabites in Nu 25:1-3
. Followed the Assyrians in Eze 16:28-30; 23:5-7
. Followed the Syrians in Jud 10:6
- Adopted by Solomon 1Ki 11:5-8
- Adopted by the wicked kings 1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 21:21; 2Ch 28:2-4; 33:3,7
- Example of the kings encouraged Israel in 1Ki 12:30; 2Ki 21:11; 2Ch 33:9
- Great prevalence of, in Israel Isa 2:8; Jer 2:28; Eze 8:10
- A virtual forsaking of God Jer 2:9-13
- The good kings of Judah endeavoured to destroy 2Ch 15:16; 34:7
- Captivity of Israel on account of 2Ki 17:6-18
- Captivity of Judah on account of 2Ki 17:19-23