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Isaiah 8:2
I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.
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Jeremiah 10:2
This is what the Lord says:“ Do not act like the other nations, who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions, even though other nations are terrified by them.
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Ezekiel 43:11
and they will be ashamed of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple— including its entrances and exits— and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them.
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2 Chronicles 28 23-2 Chronicles 28 25
He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said,“ Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them.” But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah.The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the Lord’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem.He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
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Ezekiel 43:8
They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger.
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Matthew 15:9
Their worship is a farce, for they teach man made ideas as commands from God.’”
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Exodus 24:4
Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Romans 12:2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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Exodus 39:43
Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the Lord had commanded him, he blessed them.
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2 Kings 15 29
During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel beth maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.
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1 Chronicles 28 11-1 Chronicles 28 12
Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary— which was the place of atonement.David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the Lord.
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Psalms 106:39
They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.
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Matthew 15:6
In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
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1 Peter 1 18
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.
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Deuteronomy 12:30
do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying,‘ How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’
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1 Chronicles 28 19
“ Every part of this plan,” David told Solomon,“ was given to me in writing from the hand of the Lord.”
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Ezekiel 23:16-17
When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babylonia to invite them to come to her.So they came and committed adultery with her, defiling her in the bed of love. After being defiled, however, she rejected them in disgust.