Deuteronomy 4:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal-peor: the LORD your God completely destroyed all the men among you who worshipped Baal-peor.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is reminding the Israelites that they witnessed God's judgment when some of their people worshipped a false god called Baal-peor.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to an incident at Baal-peor where some Israelites were seduced into worshipping a Moabite fertility god and engaging in immoral practices with Moabite women. God sent a plague that killed 24,000 Israelites as punishment for this idolatry and unfaithfulness.

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