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29 “When athe Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land,  
30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’
31 aYou shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every1 abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for bthey burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.  
32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; ayou shall not add to it nor take away from it. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Deuteronomy 12:31

Their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire - Almost all the nations in the world agreed in offering human victims to their gods on extraordinary occasions, by which it is evident that none of those nations had any right notion of the Divine nature. How necessary, then, was the volume of revelation, to teach men what that religion is with which God can be well pleased! The Hindoos to this day offer human victims to their goddess Cali, and at the temple of Jaggernaut; and yet, notwithstanding this, there are found certain persons who, while they profess Christianity, are absolutely unwilling to send the Hindoos the Gospel of Christ, because they think it would not be politically wise! But the wisdom of this world has ever been foolishness with God; and in spite of all this infidel policy, the word of the Lord shall have free course and be glorified.




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