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Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As your god, Dan, lives; and, As the way of Beersheba lives; they shall fall, and never rise up again.
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Idolatry as Spiritual Treason
Commentators unanimously identify the core sin as idolatry. By swearing oaths to false gods—the "sin of Samaria" (the golden calf) and the god of Dan—the Israelites were committing spiritual treason. They were attributing the life and authority that belong only to the Creator to lifeless idols, a direct violation of God's commands.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who swear - Literally, “the swearing,” they who habitually swear. He assigns, at the end, the ground of all this misery: the forsaking of Go…
19th Century
Anglican
Thy God, O Dan, liveth.— Translate, By the life of your God, O Dan, and by the life of the way of Beersheba. On …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, having threatened spiritual famine, now adds that the people would in every respect be barren and destitute of every good. For I do no…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They that swear by the sin of Samaria The calf at Bethel, which was near Samaria, and which the Samaritans worshippe…
Here was a sign of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and especially in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgmen…
