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Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days.
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A Transitional Period
Commentators explain that the people worshipped at "high places" for a simple reason: the permanent Temple had not yet been built. The Law of Moses pointed toward a single, central place for sacrifice, but until God designated that place and Solomon built it, worship occurred at various local sanctuaries.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The word “only” introduces a contrast. The author is highlighting an exception to the otherwise prosperous conditions he has just described: namely…
19th Century
Anglican
In high places.—The historian, writing from the point of view of his own time, when, after the solemn consecration of the Temple, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Only the people sacrificed in high places On the tops of their houses, on hills and mountains, and particularly at t…
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