Deuteronomy 12:8
Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
9For ye are not yet come to rest, and to the inheritance which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
Cross References
Joshua 3:9Then Ioshua said vnto the children of Israel, Come hither, and heare the wordes of the Lord your God.
Judges 17:6In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his owne eyes.
Proverbs 21:2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
Acts 7:42Then God turned himselfe away, and gaue them vp to serue the host of heauen, as it is written in the booke of the Prophets, O house of Israel, haue ye offred to me slaine beasts and sacrifices by the space of fourtie yeres in the wildernes?
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:6-32
Where Sacrifices Must Be Offered; Ceremonial Observances; Cautions Against Idolatrous Rites. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye… Read the whole commentary →