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and has gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of the sky, which I have not commanded;
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No 'Innocent' Idolatry
Commentators note the specific mention of worshipping the sun, moon, and stars. This was considered an ancient and seemingly 'natural' form of idolatry. By making even this a capital offense, God demonstrates that no form of idolatry, no matter how simple or seemingly innocent, is acceptable in His eyes.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Deuteronomy 13:1 and following. Here special reference is made to the legal forms to be adopted, Deuteronomy 17:5–7. The sentenc…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 17:2–7. EVERY IDOLATER TO BE STONED.
If there is found ... man or woman. —This sec…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And has gone The Targum of Jonathan adds, after the evil imagination or concupiscence, lusting after other lovers, a…
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