Exodus 34:12-15
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[12] Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you: [13] but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim; [14] for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. [15] Don't make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice;
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land from which the Lord delivered Israel, demonstrating his covenant faithfulness and power over false gods. In this passage, Israel’s past rescue from Egypt underscores why they must avoid covenantal compromise with Canaan’s inhabitants and worship the Lord alone.
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Exodus 34:12-15 mentions Egypt.
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