Leviticus 20:23
And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for all these things have they done, and they became an abomination to me.
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Leviticus 18:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 18:24Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.
Leviticus 18:30And ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not [any] of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.
Deuteronomy 12:30take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared [to follow] after them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Jeremiah 10:1Hear the word that Jehovah speaketh unto you, house of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:23-27
22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people. 25 Ye… Read the whole commentary →