Judges 17:3
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.”Judges 17:3
What Does Judges 17:3 Mean?
Judges 17:3 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 17, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Judges 17:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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:”Leviticus 19:4“Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.”Isaiah 30:22“Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.”Exodus 20:23“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”Judges 18:30“And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.”Exodus 32:3“And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.”Exodus 32:4“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”Exodus 34:17“Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.”Deuteronomy 12:3“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.”Judges 17:13“Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”Judges 18:5“And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”Psalms 115:4“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Isaiah 40:18“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?”Isaiah 44:9“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.”Isaiah 46:6“They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.”Isaiah 66:3“He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.”Jeremiah 10:3“For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.”Jeremiah 10:8“But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.”Habakkuk 2:18“What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?”John 16:2“They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”
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