Deuteronomy 12:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 12 They are commanded to destroy all the places of idolatry, Deuteronomy 12:1-3; and must worship God in his own place, and after his will, Deuteronomy 12:4-15. The eating of blood prohibited, Deuteronomy 12:16. Where and how they should eat the tithe, Deuteronomy 12:17,18. The Levite not to be forsaken, Deuteronomy 12:19. They may eat flesh clean or unclean any where, Deuteronomy 12:20-22; but not the blood, Deuteronomy 12:23-25. Holy things to be eaten at the altar of the Lord, Deuteronomy 12:26-28. They are forbidden to inquire after the heathen worship, Deuteronomy 12:29,30; or to worship the true God as they, Deuteronomy 12:31; but to keep to the law in their worship, Deuteronomy 12:32. No text from Poole on this verse.

Deuteronomy 12:1

1 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.