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(for you know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed;
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An Education in Folly
Commentators explain that Moses is reminding the Israelites of their time in Egypt and their journey through other nations for a specific reason. They had firsthand experience seeing the foolishness and depravity of idol worship. This exposure was not a temptation to be embraced, but a powerful object lesson intended to fortify them against the idolatry they would soon encounter in Canaan.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
These verses seem rightly placed in a parenthesis. (Ezekiel 20:18.)
Baptist
Now you have seen how they worshipped idols; you have seen so that you may avoid it; you have beheld their folly so that you may escape from it.
16th Century
Protestant
For you know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt. We know how greatly people's minds are intrigued by novelty; and this might occur to …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For you know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt How long they and their fathers had dwelt there, the number of y…
Presbyterian
The national covenant made with Israel not only prefigured the covenant of grace made with true believers but also represented the outward dispensa…
