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Deuteronomy 16:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Neither shalt thou set thee up [any] image; which the LORD thy God hateth.

Deuteronomy 16:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:22

Theological / Devotional

Any image. Literally, “a pillar.” Such “pillars” were set up by the heathen as objects of worship (see Gen. 28:18). The same word appears in Ex. 23:24; 34:13; Lev. 26:1; etc. These “pillars” were usually of stone, and were devoted to idolatrous worship, especially to Baal. In many instances they were connected with the depravity of phallic worship. In contrast, a pillar was set up by Jacob as a memorial of God’s visitation to him (Gen. 28:18,22 ; 31:13; 35:14).

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