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    The Watchtower—1984 | November 15
    • As a specific example (which has been misapplied to decorating a Christmas tree but actually refers to making an idol), Jehovah said: “It is the work of a craftsman’s hands. He cuts down a tree in the forest with an ax, he adorns it with silver and gold, he fastens it with nails and hammer.” That was not to be viewed as a mere artistic effort. Jehovah pointedly commanded: “Do not learn to go the way of the nations.”b

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    The Watchtower—1984 | November 15
    • b Deuteronomy 18:9; 12:30, 31; Jeremiah 10:2-4, The Holy Scriptures, A New Translation, by The Jewish Publication Society of America.

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