Do not gain any benefit from idols or anything associated with them.
This mitzvah forbids making use of idols or any objects associated with their worship, such as altars, offerings, or accessories. Even indirect benefit, like selling or repurposing these items, is prohibited. The Torah commands that they be destroyed so that no connection to idolatry remains, ensuring that holiness and impurity are never intermixed.
Commentary & Classical Explanation:
Mitzvot that prohibit worship of false gods and practices associated with idol worship.
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