1. Exodus 20:4 (ESV)
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What is the attitude of the Old Testament prophets toward idols?

Exodus 20:4 (ESV)

4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

The prophets are mocking towards idols. A very good example is found in Isaiah 44:9–20. (See also Psalm 115:4–8; Psalm 135:15–18; Isaiah 40:18–20; Isaiah 46:5–8).

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