Deuteronomy 4:23
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”Deuteronomy 4:23
What Does Deuteronomy 4:23 Mean?
Deuteronomy 4:23 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 4, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 4:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 6:16“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Deuteronomy 4:9“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;”Exodus 20:4“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”Deuteronomy 5:2“The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.”Hebrews 2:1“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”Proverbs 3:1“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”2 Kings 17:38“And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.”Luke 17:3“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”Exodus 6:6“Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:”Numbers 15:39“And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:”Deuteronomy 4:16“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”2 Kings 17:35“With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:”Isaiah 44:21“Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.”Jeremiah 17:21“Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;”Deuteronomy 11:16“Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;”Deuteronomy 29:25“Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:”Deuteronomy 31:20“For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.”Joshua 23:16“When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.”2 Kings 22:13“Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.”1 Chronicles 16:15“Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;”
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