Saturday, December 20, 2014

Strong's Complete Topical Index on Idolatry

Helpful topics from Strong's Complete Topical Index to the Bible:

Idol makers

Maachah ... 1 Kin. 15:13
Foreign peoples ... Is. 45:16
Men of Judah ... Is. 2:1, 20
People of Jerusalem ... Ezek. 22:3

Idol making

Described by Isaiah ... Is. 44:9-18

Idols, Idolatry
- worship of idols

A. Described as:
Irrational ... Acts 17:29
Degrading ... Rom. 1:22, 23
Demonical ... 1 Cor. 10:20, 21
Defiling ... 2 Cor. 6:15-18
Enslaving ... Gal. 4:8, 9
Abominable ... 1 Pet. 4:3

B. Brief history of:
Begins in man's apostasy ... Rom. 1:21-25
Prevails in Ur ... Josh. 24:2, 14
In Laban's household ... Gen . 21:19-35
Judgments on Egyptian ... Num. 33:4
Brought from Egypt by Israel ... Josh 24:14
Forbidden in Law at Sinai ... Ex. 20:1-5
Warnings against, at Sinai ... Ex. 34:13-16
Israel yields to, at Sinai ... Ex. 32: 1-8
Moabites entice Israel to .. Num. 25:1-18
Early zeal against ... Josh. 22:10-34
Gideon destroys ... Judg. 6:25-32
Gideon becomes an occasion of ... Judg. 8:24-27
Enticements to Baalism ... Judg. 10:6-16
Levite corrupted by ... Judg. 17:1-13
Danites establish, at Shiloh Judg. 18:30, 31
Overthrow of Philistines ... 1 Sam. 5:1-12
Revival against , under Samuel ... 1 Sam. 7:3-6
Solomon yields to ... 1 Kin. 11:1-8
Jeroboam establishes in Jerusalem ... 1 Kin. 12:26-33; 2 Chr. 11:14, 15
Rehoboam tolerates in Judah ... 1 Kin. 14:22-24
Conflict Elijah and Ahab ... 1 Kin. 18:1-46
Wicked kings of Israel ... 1 Kin. 21:25, 26; 2 Kin. 16: 2, 3
Prophet denounces in Israel ... Hos. 4:12-19
Cause of Israel's exile ... 2 Kin. 17:5-23
Judah follows Israel's example 2 Chr. 28:1-4
Manasseh climaxes Judah's apostasy in ... 2 Kin. 21:1-18; 2 Chr. 33:1-11
Reformation against, under Asa 2 Chr. 14:3-5
Under Hezekiah ... 2 Chr. 29:15-19
Under Josiah ... 2 Kin. 23:1-10
Prophets denounce in Judah ... Jer. 16:11-21
Cause of Judah's exile ... 2 Kin. 23:26, 27

C. Christian warned against:
No company with ... 1 Cor. 5:11
Flee from ... 1 Cor. 10:14
No fellowship with ... 1 Cor. 10:19, 20
Keep from ... 1 John 5:21
Testify against ... Acts 14:15
Turn from ... 1 Thess. 1:9

D. Enticements to, due to:
Heathen background ... Josh. 24:2; Ezek. 16:44, 45
Contact with idolaters ... Num. 25:1-6
Inter-marriage ... 1 Kin. 11:1-13
Imagined good ... Jer. 44:15-19
Corrupt heart ... Rom. 1:21-23

E. Removed through:
Punishment ... Deut. 17:2-5
Display of powerlessness ... 1 Sam. 5:1-5; 1 Kin. 18:25-29
Logic ... Is. 44:6-20
Display of God's power ... 2 Kin. 19:10-37
Denunciation ... Mic. 1:5-7
Exile ... Hos. 8:5-14; Zeph. 1:4-6
New birth ... Hos. 14:1-9; Amos 5:26, 27

Imagination - creating mental picture of

A. Described as:
Willful ... Jer. 18:12
Deceitful ... Prov. 12:20

B. Cleansing of:

Promised ... Jer. 3: 17

See Thought

Thought - the reasoning of the mind

A. Of the wicked, described as:
Evil ... Gen 6:5
Abominable ... Prov. 15:26
Sinful ... Is. 59:7
Devoid of God ... Ps. 10:4
Futile ... Rom. 1:21
Known by God ... 1 Cor. 3:20
In need of repentance ... Acts 8:22

B. Of the believer:
Comprehended by ... 1 Chr. 28:9
God ... Ps. 139:2
Captivated by Christ ... 2 Cor. 10:5
Criticized by God's Word ... Heb. 4:12
In need of examination ... Ps. 139:23

C. Of God:

Not like man's ... Is. 55:8, 9
To believer, good ... Ps. 139:17