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Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
Micah 5:13 — KJV
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Micah 5:13
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Micah 5:13
Theological / DevotionalGraven images. Heb. pesilim, from pasal, “to cut,” “to hew.” The Ugaritic psl means “stonecutter.” Ancient images (also designated pesel) were cut from stone, formed of clay, carved out of wood, or poured with molten metal. Since earliest times Israel had shown a tendency toward idolatry. The second commandment of the Decalogue forbade the manufacture and worship of a pesel (Ex. 20:4).
Standing images. Heb. maṣṣeboth, “pillars” (see on Deut. 16:22; 1 Kings 14:23). There is also today a deceptive trust in the material and secular, the work of men’s hands, instead of a trust and faith in the God who has given men “richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim. 6:17). In their idolatrous devotion to the things that are made, men have forgotten the One who is the Creator of all things (see Deut. 8:17–20).
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