[Quix]

What would have happened to any Israeli

. . . bowing down to, praying toward, prostrating himself in front of, focusing incessantly on . . . kissing, carrying around a replica thereof in his donkey cart . . . framing replicas of in his home in places of honore for rituals fo ‘adoration,’ ‘veneration,’ in a home focus . . . made hymns and poetry to and about . . . .

of the temple ornamentations?

Thank you for your blessings,
my faithful temple pomagranite.
Your rosey cheeks cheer me
daily as I dream of your
Precious juice and life giving
benefits. Thank you for your
hanging nearer my God to thee.

. . . . riiiiiggggghhhht

ZAP.

At a minimum there’d have been a new pile of stones.

= = = =

Now, dear Prottys, we’ll see how they rubberize themselves out of the truth about that. But, I’m confident that rationalizations spring eternal.

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes, because in worshiping idols they were really worshipping devils (Lev.17:7).

And moreover, they were not worshipping the idol itself, but what it represented, it was to be an aid in their worship.