Bible Verses about “polytheism”
The Bible contains 25 verses about polytheism across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."”
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
“you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,”
“"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
“"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”
“Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."”
“Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."”
“"You are my witnesses," says Yahweh, "With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.”
“For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"”
“This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: "I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.”
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
“I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.”
“For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods.”
“God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.”
“"How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.”
“They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.”
“Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers."”
“Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. A song. A Psalm by Asaph.”
“When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.”
“But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, [saying],”
“Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.”
“Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.”
“For Yahweh's portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.”
“For according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.”