Quotes about Worship
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
— 1 Kings 12:30
On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
— 1 Kings 12:33
You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
— 1 Kings 14:9
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
— 1 Kings 14:23
And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.
— 1 Kings 14:28
The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
— 1 Kings 15:14
And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.
— 1 Kings 15:15
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
— 1 Kings 16:31
First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
— 1 Kings 16:32
Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
— 1 Kings 16:33
Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
— 1 Kings 18:19
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
— 1 Kings 18:20