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They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
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The Danger of Compromise
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry point to this verse as a terrifying example of sin's downward spiral. Israel's failure to obey God's initial command to drive out the Canaanites led them to eventually adopt their most depraved practices, including child sacrifice. This serves as a stark warning that small compromises with sin can lead to catastrophic moral and spiritual ruin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And shed innocent blood ... - The blood of those who had committed no crime; who did not “deserve” the treatment which they receive…
19th Century
Anglican
Innocent blood. —Human sacrifice, and especially that of children, was a Canaanite practice. It seems to have been inhere…
Baptist
And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,…
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16th Century
Protestant
And they shed He denounces with still greater indignation that religious frenzy which led them to sacrifice their own children, and thus t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The blood of innocent persons; not that any of Adam's posterity, descending from him by ordina…
The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is downhill; omissions make way for commissions: wh…
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