“ Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. ”
i. e., “The idolaters set up their altars and images on any high hill, and under every green tree at their pleasure, but ye shall not do so; the Lord Himself shall determine the spot for your worsh...
Ye shall (c) not do so unto the LORD your God. (c) You shall not serve the Lord with superstitions.
The Law of One Sanctuary. The local sanctuaries (originally Canaanite) with everything belonging to them, are to be destroyed, and all sacrifices are to be offered at the place which Yahweh should...
4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God. The principal distinction, as far as regards the external exercises of devotion, is here laid down between the legitimate worship of God, and all...
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
Ver. 4. Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God — That is, "Ye shall not adore him upon mountains, upon hills, and under every green tree; but you shall serve him publicly in one place whi...
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Abolition of Idolatrous Places. The Centralisation of Worship. Abstinence from Blood The larger section of the Second Discourse begins here and extends to the end of Deuteronomy 26 . It consi...
Ye shall not do so — i.e. shall not serve Him upon the high mountains, and hills, and under every green tree, after the manner of the nations.
LAWS OF SACRIFICE Deuteronomy 12:1-32 . IT is a characteristic of all the earlier codes of law-the Book of the Covenant, the Deuteronomic Code, and the Law of Holiness-that at the head of the se...
Having thus repeated the great words of the Law and called the people to obedience, Moses now proceeded to deal with the statutes and judgments, and, first, the statutes. In dealing with these he co...
Nothing can be truly reared to GOD'S honor but what hath GOD'S glory in view. Sweet was that precept given with this view. An altar to GOD must he of GOD. If man lifts anything of his own upon it he...
Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God. Not sacrifice to him on hills and mountains, and under green trees; though the Jews commonly refer this to the destruction of the names of God, and of any...
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. Ver. 4. Ye shall not do so. ] As wicked Ahaz did, 2Ch 28:24 by the advice and help of Uriah, that turn-coat, 2Ki 16:10-12 who had once passed for a faith...
ONE CENTER OF WORSHIP (vs.1-28) To prepare for proper worship in the land, Israel must utterly destroy those in which the nations before them served their idols. This was commonly done in high pl...
Relics of Idolatry to Be Destroyed. B. C. 1451. 1 These are the statutes and judgments...
i.e. Not worship him in several places, mountains, groves, &c., which sense is evident from the following opposition.
They Must Be Obedient to His Covenant and Destroy All That Is Related To Idolatry ( Deuteronomy 12:1-4 ). Deuteronomy 12:1 ‘ These are the statutes and the ordinances which you (ye) shall obse...
CRITICAL NOTES .—Moses now begins an exposition of the principal laws which must govern the people in their ecclesiastical, civil, and domestic life in Canaan. The religious life of Israel is descri...
Deuteronomy 12:5 . The place which the Lord shall choose. No place is here named; for the Lord was content, and most significantly, to dwell in the tent. He sojourned in the desert; and afterwards...
EXPOSITION ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTICULAR LAWS . CHAPTERS 12-26. Moses, having in his first address cast a glance at the events which had transpired between Sinai and the plains of Moab, a...
Concerning the Place of Worship and Sacrifices
Deuteronomy 12:30 ; Deuteronomy 12:31 ; Deuteronomy 16:21 ; Deuteronomy 16:22 ; Deuteronomy 20:18 ; Leviticus 20:23
Not do so — That is, not worship him in several places, mountains, and groves.