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lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood;
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The Danger of a Single Root
Commentators explain that the "root that beareth gall and wormwood" refers not to an abstract principle but to a specific person or group whose heart turns from God. This individual is like a poisonous weed that, if left unchecked, can spread its corrupting influence and defile the entire community. The warning applies at every level, from a single person to a whole family or tribe.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The word rendered “gall” here and in Deuteronomy 32:32, is translated “hemlock” in Hosea 10:4. It is the name of a plant of intense bitterness and …
19th Century
Anglican
Lest there should be. —The connection with Deuteronomy 29:15 seems to be this: “I make this covenant binding with all you…
Baptist
For the worship of false gods is the cause of untold mischief and evil: wherever it is found it is a root that bears gall and wormwood, and God wou…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lest there should be among you man or woman, or family, or tribe These words stand in connection with ([Reference Deutero…
The national covenant made with Israel not only prefigured the covenant of grace made with true believers but also represented the outward dispensa…
