Deuteronomy 13:14
You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
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- Deut 17:4 : 4 When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,
- Isa 11:3-4 : 3 He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay. 4 He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
- John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”
- 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
- Num 35:30 : 30 “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.
- Deut 10:18 : 18 who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
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- Deut 17:4-52 verses87%
4When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,
5you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.
- Deut 13:11-133 verses80%
11Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
12Punishment of Community Idolatry Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that
13some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying,“Let’s go and serve other gods”(whom you have not known before).
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2Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you– in one of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you– who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant
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15you must by all means slaughter the inhabitants of that city with the sword; annihilate with the sword everyone in it, as well as the livestock.
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27for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become unclean.
28So do not make the land vomit you out because you defile it just as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.
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26You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house and thereby become an object of divine wrath along with it. You must absolutely detest and abhor it, for it is an object of divine wrath.
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16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.
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9Provision for Prophetism When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.
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9You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.
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14if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
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23“But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the LORD. And know that your sin will find you out.
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12Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the LORD and because of these detestable things the LORD your God is about to drive them out from before you.
- Deut 19:18-192 verses73%
18The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,
19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
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24Warning against the Abominations of the Nations“‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for the nations which I am about to drive out before you have been defiled with all these things.
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18so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.
- Deut 12:30-312 verses73%
30After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say,“How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”
31You must not worship the LORD your God the way they do! For everything that is abhorrent to him, everything he hates, they have done when worshiping their gods. They even burn up their sons and daughters before their gods!
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13He said to me,“You will see them practicing even greater abominations!”
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13Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this:‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because this is what the LORD God of Israel has said,“You are contaminated, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.”
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13“Go, seek an oracle from the LORD for me and the people– for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD’s great fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.”
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3You must not eat any forbidden thing.
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13Therefore, the LORD says,“Ask the people of other nations whether they have heard of anything like this. Israel should have been like a virgin. But she has done something utterly revolting!
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1“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.
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10They have sexual relations with their father’s wife within you; they violate women during their menstrual period within you.
11One commits an abominable act with his neighbor’s wife; another obscenely defiles his daughter-in-law; another violates his sister– his father’s daughter– within you.
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5You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.
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44the priest is to come and examine it, and if the infection has spread in the house, it is a malignant disease in the house. It is unclean.
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1Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.
- Deut 13:6-72 verses71%
6False Prophets in the Family Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
7the gods of the surrounding people(whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).
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12The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying,“How could such a wicked thing take place?
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9You have sinned more than all who came before you. You went and angered me by making other gods, formed out of metal; you have completely disregarded me.
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17You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)
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15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone invites you, you will eat from his sacrifice;
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9You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
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13For the Whole Congregation“‘If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter is not noticed by the assembly, and they violate one of the LORD’s commandments, which must not be violated, so they become guilty,
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18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:
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17You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the LORD will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.
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11which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words:‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents! With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness.
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10The Lord Promises Exile(But Also Restoration)“When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you,‘Why has the LORD threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the LORD our God?’
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30You must obey my charge not to practice any of the abominable statutes that have been done before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.’”
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14So look, the LORD is about to severely afflict your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.
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9Purity in Personal Hygiene When you go out as an army against your enemies, guard yourselves against anything impure.
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16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.
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14Shall we once again break your commandments and intermarry with these abominable peoples? Would you not be so angered by us that you would wipe us out, with no survivor or remnant?