28 So the king [a]consulted, and he (A)made two golden (B)calves; and he said to [b]the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; (C)behold your gods, Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

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  1. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit took counsel
  2. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit them

Those who (A)lavish gold from the bag
And weigh silver on the scale,
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They (B)bow down, indeed they worship it.

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20 Can a person make gods for himself?
But they are (A)not gods!

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The King’s Dream

31 “You, O king, were watching and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and [a]of extraordinary radiance, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was [b](A)awesome.

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  1. Daniel 2:31 Lit its radiance was extraordinary
  2. Daniel 2:31 Or dreadful

“Yet she does (A)not know that it was (B)I myself who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil,
And lavished on her silver and gold,
Which they [a]used for Baal.

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  1. Hosea 2:8 Or made into the

(A)They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.
With their (B)silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
So that [a]they will be eliminated.

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  1. Hosea 8:4 Lit he

19 Woe to him who (A)says to a piece of wood, ‘(B)Awake!’
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
That is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with (C)gold and silver,
Yet there is (D)no breath at all inside it.

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