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Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you:
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The Snare of Compromise
Commentators explain that the "snare" was not just a political or military trap, but a spiritual one. Making treaties with the inhabitants would inevitably lead Israel to adopt their idolatrous practices. This unfaithfulness is described as a breach of the marriage bond with God, leading to spiritual ruin.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are …
19th Century
Anglican
A snare. —Compare to Exodus 23:33; and for the nature of the snare, see Exodus 34:15-16 of the present chapter.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take heed to yourself This is said not to Moses, but to the people of Israel, as a caution to them when they should …
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The Israelites are commanded to destroy every monument of idolatry, however intricate or costly. They must also refuse all alliance, friendship, or…
