Deuteronomy 12:13

“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:”

"Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:" - Deuteronomy 12:13
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What does Deuteronomy 12:13 mean?

Deuteronomy 12:13 in the King James Version of the Bible states: "Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest." This verse is part of the larger context of Deuteronomy 12, where Moses is instructing the Israelites on how to worship…

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The Sacredness of Worship: Seeking the Right Place for Our Offering

As we delve into the book of Deuteronomy, we encounter a passage that resonates deeply with the heart of worship and our relationship with God. Deuteronomy 12:13 states: "Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest." These words…

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A Prayer for Pure Worship and Righteous Offerings

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with hearts full of reverence and gratitude. We acknowledge Your greatness and the majestic workings of Your hands. As we reflect on Your Word, particularly the solemn warning found in Deuteronomy 12:13…

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Deuteronomy 12:13 - "Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:"
Deuteronomy 13:12 - "¶ If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,"
"¶ If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying," - Deuteronomy 13:12
Deuteronomy 14:13 - "And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 18:13 - "Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 17:13 - "And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously."
Deuteronomy 14:12 - "But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,"
Deuteronomy 24:12 - "And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:"
Deuteronomy 12:4 - "Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
Deuteronomy 25:13 - "¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 5:13 - "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:"
Deuteronomy 22:13 - "¶ If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,"
1 Corinthians 12:12-13
Deuteronomy 12:24 - "Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 32:12 - "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
Deuteronomy 29:12-13 - "That you may enter into the covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today, that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be God to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
Deuteronomy 13:1 - "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,"
Deuteronomy 5:12 - "Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee."
Deuteronomy 20:12 - "And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:"
Deuteronomy 12:9 - "For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."
Deuteronomy 6:13 - "Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name."
Deuteronomy 13:11 - "And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you."
Deuteronomy 12:19 - "Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth."
Deuteronomy 12:16 - "Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 27:13 - "And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali."
Deuteronomy 10:13 - "To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?"
Deuteronomy 16:12 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes."
Exodus 12:13
Deuteronomy 34:12 - "And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel."