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of the gods of the peoples who are round about you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth;
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Temptation From Every Direction
Commentators explain that the warning against foreign gods "nigh unto thee, or far off" is intentionally comprehensive. It covers the gods of immediate neighbors and distant empires, as well as universal objects of worship like the sun and moon. The principle is that temptation to abandon God's truth can arise from any source, whether familiar and close or foreign and novel.
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Deuteronomy
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16th Century
Protestant
Namely, of the gods of the people. The essence of the matter is this: we should so rest in the known truth that our ears are closed to all…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, etc.] As of the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, and Phoe…
Presbyterian
It is Satan's policy to try to lead us to evil through those we love, whom we least suspect of any evil design, and whom we desire to please and ar…
