Cursed be the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. All the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.

(Deuteronomy 27:12,[Refere…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Cursed be the man that makes any graven. From this it appears that Moses is silent about half (of what he had spoken of before; 199

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Cursed [be] the man that makes [any] graven or molten image ,
&c.] The blessings and the form of them are not record…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The six tribes appointed for blessing were all children of the free women, for the promise belongs to such (Galatians 4:31). Levi is he…

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