Exodus 34:13 Meaning
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
Context Explained
11Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
13But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
14For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
15Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:5
Both verses emphasize the destruction of idols as a command from God.
1 John 5:21
John warns against idolatry, echoing the command to destroy altars in Exodus.
Matthew 6:24
Jesus teaches that one cannot serve two masters, paralleling the call to eliminate idols.
Source: Exodus 34:13