Bible Cross References
helped
Isaiah 40:19
Has not the artificer made an image, or the goldsmith having melted gold, guilded it over, [and] made it a similitude?
Isaiah 44:12
For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions [the idol] with an ax, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm; and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.
1 Samuel 4:7-9
7
And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the gods that have come with them into the camp.
8
Woe to us, O Lord, deliver us today, for such a thing has not happened before. Woe to us; who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck Egypt with every plague, and in the wilderness.
9
Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be men, and fight with them!
1 Samuel 5:3-5
3
And the people of Azotus rose early, and entered into the house of Dagon; and looked, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the Lord. So they lifted up Dagon, and set him in his place. And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and He plagued them, and He struck them in their secret parts, [both in] Azotus and her coasts.
4
And it came to pass when they rose early in the morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off each before the threshold, and both the wrists of his hands had fallen on the floor of the porch; only the stump of Dagon was left.
5
Therefore the priests of Dagon, and everyone that enters into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of Dagon in Azotus to this day, for they step over [it].
Daniel 3:1-7
1
In the eighteenth year Nebuchadnezzar the king made a golden image, its height was sixty cubits, [and] its breadth [was] six cubits. And he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2
And he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.
3
So the heads of provinces, the governors, the captains, the chiefs, the great princes, those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, were gathered to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image.
4
Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, you peoples, tribes, and languages,
5
at what hour you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, pipe, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and every kind of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image which King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
6
And whosoever shall not fall down and worship, in the same hour he shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
7
And it came to pass when the nations heard the sound of the trumpet, pipe, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the nations, tribes, and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Acts 19:24-28
24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, providing no little trade [for] the craftsmen,
25
whom he gathered, with the workers of similar occupation, and said: "Men, you know out of this trade is our prosperity.
26
And you observe and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great multitude, saying that they are not gods which are made by human hands.
27
And not only is this business of ours in danger to come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and also her magnificence, about to be destroyed, she whom all Asia and the world worship."
28
And hearing, and becoming full of anger, they were crying out saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
of good courage
Isaiah 35:4
Comfort one another, you fainthearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God renders judgment, and He will render [it]; He will come and save us.
Joel 3:9-11
9
Proclaim these things among the Gentiles; declare war, arouse the warriors, draw near and go up, all you men of war.
10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your sickles into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11
Gather yourselves together, and go in, all you nations round about, and gather yourselves there; let the timid become a warrior.