Deuteronomy 18:9

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Provision 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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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 12:29-31 : 29 The Abomination of Pagan Gods When the LORD your God eliminates the nations from the place where you are headed and you dispossess them, you will settle down in their land. 30 After 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.” 31 You 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!
  • Lev 18:26-27 : 26 You yourselves must obey my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst, 27 for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become unclean.
  • Lev 18:30 : 30 You 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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  • Deut 20:18
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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 18:10-14
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    10There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer,

    11one who casts spells, one who conjures up spirits, a practitioner of the occult, or a necromancer.

    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.

    13You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

    14Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the LORD your God has not given you permission to do such things.

  • Lev 18:24
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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.

  • Deut 12:29-31
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    29The Abomination of Pagan Gods When the LORD your God eliminates the nations from the place where you are headed and you dispossess them, you will settle down in their land.

    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!

  • Lev 18:26-30
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    26You yourselves must obey my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst,

    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.

    29For if anyone does any of these abominations, the persons who do them will be cut off from the midst of their people.

    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.’”

  • Lev 18:3
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    3You must not do as they do in the land of Egypt where you have been living, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan into which I am about to bring you; you must not walk in their statutes.

  • Lev 20:23
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    23You must not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.

  • Exod 34:15-17
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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;

    16and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

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  • Deut 7:25-26
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    25You must burn the images of their gods, but do not covet the silver and gold that covers them so much that you take it for yourself and thus become ensnared by it; for it is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

    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.

  • Deut 14:3
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    3You must not eat any forbidden thing.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4You must not worship the LORD your God the way they worship.

  • Deut 13:11
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    11Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.

  • Josh 23:7
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    7or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

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    21You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD!

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    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 13:14
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    14You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,

  • Deut 17:4
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    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,

  • Deut 12:25
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    25You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight.

  • Deut 17:1-2
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    1You must not sacrifice to him a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive to the LORD your God.

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  • Exod 22:18
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    18“You must not allow a sorceress to live.

  • Lev 19:31
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    31Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 19:29
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    29Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.

  • Deut 6:14
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    14You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

  • Exod 34:12
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    12Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

  • Deut 4:25
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    25Threat and Blessing following Covenant Disobedience After you have produced children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, if you become corrupt and make an image of any kind and do other evil things before the LORD your God that enrage him,

  • Jer 10:2
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    2The LORD says,“Do not start following pagan religious practices. Do not be in awe of signs that occur in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe.

  • Exod 23:32
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    32“You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.

  • Ps 81:9
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    9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

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  • Deut 7:3
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    3You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

  • Deut 29:17
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    17You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

  • Josh 23:12
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    12But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,

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    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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    4Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the LORD your God.