Interpretation of the Bible / Exodus 20:23

Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.

This verse is part of the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. God forbade the Israelites from making gods out of silver or gold to worship as if they were the true gods. Instead, God commanded them to worship Him alone.

The Bible repeatedly warns against idolatry. In the Old Testament, the Israelites often went astray and worshiped false gods instead of the true God. This not only angered God, but also led to the destruction of the nation of Israel at the hands of their enemies.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul warned Christians against idolatry, emphasizing that Christians should not worship false gods or put anything above God in their worship. As Christians, we are to be faithful to the true God and always trust in Him.

Book: Old Testament / Exodus

Topics: idols, law, money

Attention! This is one of the possible interpretations based on the comments of famous theologians, which may differ from each other. If the interpretation is taken from other languages, then there may be a distortion of meaning when translating the language. Matthew 7:7-8

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