Isaiah 2:20 Meaning
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Context Explained
18And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
20In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 14:6
Ezekiel calls for Israel to turn from their idols, similar to Isaiah's message.
1 John 5:21
John warns believers to keep away from idols, echoing Isaiah's call.
Matthew 6:24
Jesus teaches that one cannot serve both God and money, paralleling the rejection of idols.
Source: Isaiah 2:20