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that they not teach you to do after all their abominations, which they have done to their gods; so would you sin against Yahweh your God.
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The Reason for the Command
Commentators explain that this verse provides the crucial reason for the harsh command to destroy the Canaanite nations. The goal was not arbitrary but preventative: to protect Israel from being taught the idolatrous and immoral practices of the Canaanites, which would inevitably lead them to sin against God.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Directions intended to prevent wanton destruction of life and property in sieges.
(Deuteronomy 20:16) Forbearance, however, was …
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 20:10–20. SIEGES.
When thou comest nigh ... proclaim peace. —Not as the c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That they teach you not to do after all their abominations , &c.] This is another reason why they were to be utterly…
