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Just think. If Rachel, the much adored mother of most of the Jews, the beloved and favorite wife of Jacob, was not exempt from being in the possession of idols, that she stole for whatever reason,and died because of it, just how absurd the theology is that makes and kneels and prays to the mother of Christ.

There are precedents set in scripture.

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There are precedents set in scripture.

There certainly are. Exodus and Numbers tell us how God has instructed us to create graven images that are not idols. Furthmore, Exodus 25 and 26 tells us how to create an Ark for Him and what materials to create it out of.

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And then compare Achan's sin. He stole Babylonian treasure and held it back from Joshua, hiding it under his tent. While not strictly idols as statues of them, they were idols of greed, Babylonian gold, things that Achan coveted and wanted for himself.

God had each family brought before the elders, starting with the tribe, then the family of the first chieftan and down the line until they came to Achan's family.

When found guilty he, his wife, his children all their property,animals, and the stolen treasure were destroyed.

Serious stuff