Deut.17.2

Deuteronomy 17:2

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If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

Purge the Idolater

Administration of Justice

Cross References

Hebrews 10:28

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He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

A Call to Persevere

Christ or Judgment

Exodus 22:20

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¶ He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Laws of Social Responsibility

Deuteronomy 13:6

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¶ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Idolaters to Be Put to Death

Shun Idolatry

2 Kings 21:3

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For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

Manasseh Reigns in Judah

Job 31:28

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This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

Job’s Final Appeal

Jeremiah 34:18