Êxodo 34:13

13 Ao contrário, derrube os altares deles, quebre as suas colunas sagradas e corte os seus postes sagrados.

Êxodo 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.

Êxodo 34:13 In-Context

11 Obedeça às ordens que hoje lhe dou. Expulsarei de diante de você os amorreus, os cananeus, os hititas, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.

12 Acautele-se para não fazer acordo com aqueles que vivem na terra para a qual você está indo, pois eles se tornariam uma armadilha.

13 Ao contrário, derrube os altares deles, quebre as suas colunas sagradas e corte os seus postes sagrados.

14 Nunca adore nenhum outro deus, porque o SENHOR, cujo nome é Zeloso, é de fato Deus zeloso.

15 “Acautele-se para não fazer acordo com aqueles que já vivem na terra; pois, quando eles se prostituírem seguindo os seus deuses e lhes oferecerem sacrifícios, convidarão você e poderão levá-lo a comer dos seus sacrifícios