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You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor follow their practices, but you shall utterly overthrow them and demolish their pillars.
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A Ban on Immoral 'Works'
Commentators explain that the command to not do 'after their works' was about more than just false worship. It was a direct warning against the profound moral corruption and depravity of the Canaanite cultures. Scholars note that their idolatry and profligacy were deeply connected, and God was protecting Israel from both spiritual and ethical contamination.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
THE PROMISES OF GOD TO ISRAEL, IF THE COVENANT IS KEPT.
The Book of the Covenant concludes, very appropriately, with a seri…
16th Century
Protestant
You shall not bow down to their gods. Moses repeats what had been said before, that the worship of God must be separated from all…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not bow down to their gods In a way of honour to them, doing them reverence, expressing thereby an high es…
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Presbyterian
It is here promised that they would be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise: Behold, I send an angel befo…
