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Deuteronomy 13:12-18

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12 "If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that
13 some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, '1Let us go and serve other gods ' (whom you have not known ),
14 then you shall investigate and search out and inquire thoroughly. If it is true and the matter established that this abomination has been done among you,
15 2you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it and all that is in it and its cattle with the edge of the sword.
16 "3Then you shall gather all its booty into the middle of its open square and burn the city and all its booty with fire as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God; and it shall be a 4ruin forever. It shall never be rebuilt.
17 "Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from 5His burning anger and 6show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and 7make you increase, just 8as He has sworn to your fathers,
18 if you will listen to the voice of the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments which I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the LORD your God.
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Deuteronomy 13:12-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 13

In this chapter the Israelites are taught how to discern a false prophet, shun and punish him, De 13:1-5, what to do with enticers to idolatry, not only not to consent to them, but, without favour and affection to them, endeavour to bring them to just punishment, and be the first that should inflict it on them, De 13:6-11 and how to behave towards a city drawn into idolatry, as to inquire the truth of it; then make war against it; destroy all in it, men, women, children, and cattle; and burn the spoil of it, and suffer not anything at all belonging to it to cleave unto them, De 13:12-18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. Deuteronomy 13:2
  • 2. Deuteronomy 13:5
  • 3. Deuteronomy 7:25, 26
  • 4. Joshua 8:28; Isaiah 17:1; Isaiah 25:2; Jeremiah 49:2
  • 5. Exodus 32:12; Numbers 25:4
  • 6. Deuteronomy 30:3
  • 7. Deuteronomy 7:13
  • 8. Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4, 24; Genesis 28:14

Footnotes 5

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