And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
Don't live like the people of the nations that I'm driving out ahead of you. They did all these terrible things, and that's why I despise them.
God is warning His people not to copy the sinful practices of the nations He's removing from the Promised Land because those very sins caused Him to reject those peoples.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes as the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt. God was warning them about the Canaanite peoples who currently lived in the land - nations known for practices like child sacrifice, temple prostitution, and idolatry. These were the very sins that had led to God's judgment on these nations and His decision to give their land to Israel.
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