Éxodo 34:13

13 sino que derribaréis sus altares y quebraréis sus pilares sagrados y cortaréis sus Aseras ,

Éxodo 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.

Éxodo 34:13 In-Context

11 Observa lo que te mando hoy: he aquí, yo echo de delante de ti al amorreo, al cananeo, al heteo, al ferezeo, al heveo y al jebuseo.

12 Cuídate de no hacer pacto con los habitantes de la tierra adonde vas, no sea que esto se convierta en tropezadero en medio de ti;

13 sino que derribaréis sus altares y quebraréis sus pilares sagrados y cortaréis sus Aseras ,

14 pues no adorarás a ningún otro dios, ya que el SEÑOR, cuyo nombre es Celoso, es Dios celoso;

15 no sea que hagas pacto con los habitantes de aquella tierra, y cuando se prostituyan con sus dioses y les ofrezcan sacrificios, alguien te invite y comas de su sacrificio;

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e., smbolos de madera de una deidad femenina