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LEVITICUS CHAPTER 26
God commands them to shun idolatry, Lev_26:1, keep his sabbaths, and reverence his sanctuary, Lev_26:2, and walk in his statutes, Lev_26:3; promising plenty, peace, victory, fruitfulness, his tabernacle and presence, Lev_26:4-13. Dreadful threatenings against the despisers, haters, and breakers of his commands; he will give them over to diseases, their enemies, drought, pestilence, sword, ramble; they who remain shall fall one upon another, and pine away in their sins, Lev_26:14-39. But if they confess their sins, and are humbled under God’s judgments, God will remember his covenant, and show them favour in their enemies’ land, Lev_26:40-45. These statutes the Lord gave to Israel in Mount Sinai by Moses, Lev_26:46.
A standing image, or, pillar, to wit, to worship it, or bow down to it, as it follows. Otherwise this was not simply prohibited, being practised by holy men both before and after this law. Compare Exo_23:24 Deu_16:22. So Exo_20:4. They are forbidden to make images, not simply or for any use, but for worship.