Deuteronomy 12:30

“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.”

"Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise." - Deuteronomy 12:30
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What does Deuteronomy 12:30 mean?

Deuteronomy 12:30 (KJV) states, "Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise." This verse…

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Guarding the Heart: The Call to Faithfulness in a Compromising World

In Deuteronomy 12:30, we are given a solemn warning: “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Faithfulness

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and protection in this world that is often filled with distractions and temptations. As we meditate on Your Word, particularly Deuteronomy 12:30, we are reminded of Your exhortation to "Take heed…

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Deuteronomy 12:30 - "Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise."
Deuteronomy 30:12 - "It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?"
Deuteronomy 30:19:
Deuteronomy 5:30 - "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again."
"It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?" - Deuteronomy 30:12
Deuteronomy 30:15 - "¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
Deuteronomy 22:30 - "¶ A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt."
Deuteronomy 31:30 - "And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended."
Deuteronomy 30:11 - "¶ For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off."
Deuteronomy 30:14 - "But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it."
Deuteronomy 30:8 - "And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day."
Deuteronomy 30:7 - "And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee."
Deuteronomy 30:17 - "But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;"
Genesis 30:12 - "And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son."
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:"
Proverbs 30:12 - "There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness."
Nehemiah 12:30 - "And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall."
Deuteronomy 30:13 - "Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?"
"Go say to them, Get you into your tents again." - Deuteronomy 5:30
Deuteronomy 12:4 - "Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
Deuteronomy 11:30 - "Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?"
Jeremiah 30:12 - "For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous."
John 12:30 - "Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes."
Matthew 12:30 - "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad."
Deuteronomy 30:4 - "If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:"
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."
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