Exodus 34:13

“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”

"But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:" - Exodus 34:13
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What does Exodus 34:13 mean?

Exodus 34:13 (KJV) states, "But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Exodus, which documents the Israelites' journey out of Egypt and their experiences with God in the wilderness…

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Destroying the Idols of Our Hearts

In the book of Exodus, we encounter an instruction from God that resonates across the ages and penetrates the very fabric of our spiritual lives. Exodus 34:13 in the King James Version states, "But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves."…

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A Prayer of Divine Strength and Purity

O Sovereign Lord, the Mighty God of Israel, I come before You today humbled and in awe of Your holiness. As I meditate on Your Word, particularly Exodus 34:13, where You urge us to destroy the altars of foreign gods, break their images, and cut down their groves, I am reminded…

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Exodus 34:17 - "Thou shalt make thee no molten gods."
Exodus 34:5 - "And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD."
Exodus 40:34 - "¶ Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle."
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Exodus 34:8 - "And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped."
Exodus 34:33 - "And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face."
Exodus 34:14 - "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:"
Exodus 26:34 - "And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place."
Exodus 34:34 - "But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded."
Exodus 16:34 - "As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept."
Exodus 25:34 - "And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers."
Exodus 39:34 - "And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,"
Exodus 12:34 - "And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders."
Exodus 36:34 - "And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold."
Exodus 34:22 - "¶ And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end."
Exodus 28:34 - "A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about."
Exodus 34:2 - "And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount."
"Thou shalt make thee no molten gods." - Exodus 34:17
Exodus 34:31 - "And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them."
Exodus 21:34 - "The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his."
Exodus 34:23 - "¶ Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel."
Exodus 34:19 - "All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male."
Exodus 34:25 - "Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning."