What the Bible says about

Iconoclasm

25 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.”
Exodus 23:24 BSB
“Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.”
Exodus 34:13 BSB
“you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.”
Numbers 33:52 BSB
“Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.”
Deuteronomy 7:5 BSB
“You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.”
Deuteronomy 7:25 BSB
“And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.”
Deuteronomy 7:26 BSB
“These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.”
Deuteronomy 12:1-4 BSB
“and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?”
Judges 2:2 BSB
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