Chūāijíjì 34:13

13 Què yào chāihuǐ tāmende jìtán , dǎ suì tāmende zhù xiàng , kǎn xià tāmende mùǒu .

Chūāijíjì 34:13 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 34:13

But ye shall destroy their altars
On which they had sacrificed to their idols; since, if they were allowed to continue, they might be temptations to offer sacrifice thereon, contrary to the command of God:

break their images:
of gold or silver, wood or stone, which they made for themselves, and worshipped as deities; seeing if these continued, the sight of them might lead to the worship of them, and so bring under the divine displeasure, as a breach of the command of God given them:

and cut down their groves;
which were clusters of trees, where they had their temples and their idols, and did service to them, and where, besides idolatry, many impurities were committed. Such places were originally used by good men for devotion, being shady and solitary, but when abused to superstitious and idolatrous uses, were forbidden. It is said ^F14, the word for "grove" is general, and includes every tree they serve, or plant, for an idol.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 72. 1.

Chūāijíjì 34:13 In-Context

11 Wǒ jīntiān suǒ fēnfu nǐde , nǐ yào jǐn shǒu . wǒ yào cóng nǐ miànqián niǎn chū Yàmólìrén , Jiānán rén , Hèrén , Bǐlìxǐrén , Xīwèirén , Yēbùsīrén .

12 Nǐ yào jǐnshèn , bùkĕ yǔ nǐ suǒ qù nà dì de jūmín lì yuē , kǒngpà chéngwéi nǐmen zhōngjiān de wǎngluó ,

13 Què yào chāihuǐ tāmende jìtán , dǎ suì tāmende zhù xiàng , kǎn xià tāmende mùǒu .

14 Bùkĕ jìngbaì bié shén , yīnwei Yēhéhuá shì jì xié de shén , míng wéi jì xié shé .

15 Zhǐ pà nǐ yǔ nà dì de jūmín lì yuē , bǎixìng suícóng tāmende shén , jiù xíng xié yín , jìsì tāmende shén , yǒu rén jiào nǐ , nǐ biàn chī tāde jìwù ,