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17 Bible Verses About Art

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  • Exodus 31:3 says Bezalel was filled “with the Spirit of God” to make artistic designs in metal, stone and wood, and Exodus 35:34 says he and Oholiab were given the ability to teach others.
  • Exodus 20:4 forbids making images to bow down to, while Exodus 25:18-20 orders gold cherubim for the ark and 1 Kings 6:29 records cherubim carved on the temple walls.
  • Hezekiah broke the bronze snake Moses had made at God’s command because the Israelites had been burning incense to it (2 Kings 18:4).
  • The Heidelberg Catechism holds that God may not be visibly portrayed; the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites the council at Nicaea in 787 in defence of the veneration of icons and distinguishes that veneration from the adoration due to God alone.
  • Psalm 150 names trumpet, harp, lyre, timbrel, dancing, strings, pipe and cymbals as means of praise.

The Bible treats artistic skill as a gift from God. Exodus 31:3-4 says Bezalel was filled “with the Spirit of God” to make “artistic designs” for the tabernacle, and Solomon’s temple was carved with cherubim, palm trees and open flowers (1 Kings 6:29). Music and dance belong to worship in Psalm 150, and singers and trumpeters praised God when the ark was brought into the temple (2 Chronicles 5:13). The Old Testament also sets a limit: Exodus 20:4 forbids making…

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As citações bíblicas são da Nova Versão Internacional.

Christian Reformed Church in North America. Catecismo de Heidelberg, Q&A 97-98: “God can not and may not be visibly portrayed in any way. Although creatures may be portrayed, yet God forbids making or having such images if one’s intention is to worship them or to serve God through them.” crcna.org

O Catecismo da Igreja Católica, 2131-2132. 2131: the seventh ecumenical council at Nicaea (787) “justified against the iconoclasts the veneration of icons”; 2132: the honour paid to sacred images is “a ‘respectful veneration,’ not the adoration due to God alone.” vatican.va

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