In the context of the Bible, the term "divinities" generally refers to beings or entities that possess divine attributes or are considered to have a god-like nature. The Bible, particularly in the Old and New Testaments, addresses the concept of divinities in various ways, often contrasting the one true God with false gods or idols worshiped by surrounding nations.

Old Testament Context

The Old Testament frequently warns against the worship of other divinities, emphasizing the monotheistic belief in Yahweh as the one true God. In the Ten Commandments, God explicitly commands, "You shall have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3). This command underscores the exclusivity of worship that is due to Yahweh alone.

Throughout the historical narratives, the Israelites are repeatedly cautioned against idolatry and the worship of foreign gods. For instance, in Deuteronomy 6:14, the Israelites are instructed, "Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you." The prophets also echo this warning, as seen in Jeremiah 10:10-11, where the prophet declares, "But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Thus you are to tell them: 'The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.'"

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of divinities is addressed in the context of the Greco-Roman world, where polytheism was prevalent. The Apostle Paul, in his missionary journeys, often encountered cultures that worshiped multiple gods. In Acts 17:22-23, Paul addresses the Athenians at the Areopagus, acknowledging their religiosity but pointing them to the "unknown god" they worshiped in ignorance, whom he identifies as the one true God.

Paul further elaborates on the nature of false divinities in 1 Corinthians 8:4-6, stating, "So about eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist."

Angelic Beings and Spiritual Powers

The Bible also acknowledges the existence of spiritual beings, such as angels and demons, which possess power and influence but are not to be worshiped as divinities. Colossians 2:18 warns against the worship of angels, stating, "Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen."

Ephesians 6:12 highlights the spiritual battle against these powers: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

Conclusion

The Bible consistently affirms the supremacy of the one true God over all other so-called divinities, whether they be idols, false gods, or spiritual beings. Worship and allegiance are due to God alone, as He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things.(n.) Plural of Divinity.FOREIGN DIVINITIES

for'-in di-vin'-i-tiz (Acts 17:18 margin).

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Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities.
... Chapter X."Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities. There are legends of the
metamorphosis of men: with you the gods also are metamorphosed. ...
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Argument: the Object of all Nations, and Especially of the Romans ...
... Chapter VI."Argument: The Object of All Nations, and Especially of the Romans, in
Worshipping Their Divinities, Has Been to Attain for Their Worship the ...
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An Argument for the Exclusive Worship of this God, Who, While He ...
... for the Exclusive Worship of This God, Who, While He Prohibits Other Deities from
Being Worshipped, is Not Himself Interdicted by Other Divinities from Being ...
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But as in the Words which I Quoted from Celsus...
... And when he had once represented (various) divinities as the creators of all the
bodies, the soul alone being the work of God, why did not he, who separated ...
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As There Are, Then, Generally Two Laws Presented to Us...
... nor shall we at all reverence Ethiopian gods in the Ethiopian manner; nor, like
the Arabians, shall we regard Urania and Bacchus alone as divinities; nor in ...
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And He Produces a Second Illustration to Our Disadvantage...
... And why do I say "intoxicated?" "Insane" would be the more appropriate word for
those who hasten to temples and worship images or animals as divinities. ...
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I Think I have Offered Sufficient Proof Upon the Question of False ...
... It belongs to others, then, to make gift of kingdoms, since there were kings
before these gods had their names on the roll of divinities. ...
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From a Hindu Point of view
... little shrine. The pillar on which stands this infernal spike has three
circles scored into it, sign of the three divinities. "The ...
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The Absurdity and Shamefulness of the Images by which the Gods are ...
... With reason, therefore, have you yourselves called them shades and demons, since
Homer, paying Athene and the other divinities sinister honour, has styled them ...
/.../exhortation to the heathen/chapter iv the absurdity and shamefulness.htm

The Unclean Spirits.
... says Dr. CAMPBELL, "that from Titan and Saturn, the poetic progeny of Coelus and
Terra, down to AEsculapius, Proteus, and Minos, all their divinities were the ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the unclean spirits.htm

Divinities (1 Occurrence)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FOREIGN DIVINITIES. for'-in di-vin'-i-tiz (Acts
17:18 margin). See GOD, STRANGE. Multi-Version Concordance Divinities (1 Occurrence ...
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Lystra (6 Occurrences)
... in likeness of men, and called Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes." Commentators on
this incident usually point out that the same pair of divinities appeared to ...
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Foreign (65 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FOREIGN DIVINITIES. for'-in di-vin'-i-tiz
(Acts 17:18 margin). See GOD, STRANGE. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Trinity
... Trinity. Triads of divinities, no doubt, occur in nearly all polytheistic
religions, formed under very various influences. Sometimes ...
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Divinity (1 Occurrence)

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Divining (3 Occurrences)

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Member (20 Occurrences)
... Heathen Semites and other neighbors of Israel often castrated for religious purposes
in the temple service of various divinities and for functions in princely ...
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Palm (49 Occurrences)
... which may be inferred that this idol probably was represented with hands spread
out in blessing, as we find in numerous Babylonian representations of divinities...
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Pollux (1 Occurrence)
... They were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors. They appeared in the
heavens as the constellation Gemini. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Baal (94 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. 2.
(n.) The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied. Int. ...
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