Leviticus 26:1 (WEB)

Passage

“‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, and you shall not raise up a carved image or a pillar, and you shall not place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am Yahweh your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:1 “‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, and you shall not raise up a carved image or a pillar, and you shall not place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 26:2 “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 26:3 “‘If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "make", "yourselves", "idols", "raise", "carved", and "image". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "You shall keep my Sabbaths and have...", so "shall" and "make" should be read forward into that movement. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.