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The engraved images of their gods shall you burn with fire: you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it to you, lest you be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
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No Souvenirs from Sin
God commanded the Israelites not just to destroy idols but to burn them completely and refuse the valuable gold and silver on them. Commentators explain this wasn't because the metals were inherently evil, but because their association with idolatry made them a spiritual 'snare' (Barnes, Gill) and a 'contagious plague' (Calvin). This teaches that believers must make a clean and total break from anything associated with false worship, as it is an 'abomination' to God.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The silver or gold that is on them - The silver and gold with which the statues of the gods were overlaid. Paul is probably alluding to this…
19th Century
Anglican
These words are a special warning against the sin which Achan committed (Joshua 7:21): I coveted them, and took them. They als…
16th Century
Protestant
The graven images of their gods. He again impresses on them the purpose of the destruction of the nations, but he goes further than before…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire Which is repeated from (Deuteronomy 7:5), that …
We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those who do such works. Whatever brings us…
