Deuteronomy 17:5-7
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[5] then shall you bring forth that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to your gates, even the man or the woman; and you shall stone them to death with stones. [6] At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. [7] The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land from which the Lord delivered Israel, and it often represents the former life of bondage and idolatry from which they were called to separate. In this judicial context, Israel’s covenant loyalty to the God who rescued them requires decisive judgment against idolatry within the community.
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