Deuteronomy 16:2

“Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.”

"Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there." - Deuteronomy 16:2
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What does Deuteronomy 16:2 mean?

Deuteronomy 16:2 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there." This verse is part of the Old Testament, specifically…

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The Sacred Sacrifice: Honoring God with Our Offerings

Deuteronomy 16:2 states, "Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there." This verse reminds us of the significance of the Passover and sets the foundation for…

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A Prayer of Sacrifice and Thanksgiving

Heavenly Father, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and gratitude as I meditate upon the sacred commandment found in Deuteronomy 16:2, where it is written, "Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place…

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Deuteronomy 16:2 - "Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there."
Deuteronomy 2:16 - "¶ So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,"
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 14:16 - "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,"
Deuteronomy 10:16 - "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked."
Deuteronomy 28:16 - "Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field."
"¶ So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people," - Deuteronomy 2:16
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Deuteronomy 6:16 - "¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah."
Deuteronomy 19:16 - "¶ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;"
Deuteronomy 16:12 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes."
Deuteronomy 25:16 - "For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 12:16 - "Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 2:2 - "And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 27:16 - "Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen."
"The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," - Deuteronomy 14:16
Deuteronomy 11:16 - "Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;"
Deuteronomy 4:16 - "Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,"
Deuteronomy 16:22 - "Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth."
Deuteronomy 16:13 - "¶ Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:"
Deuteronomy 16:5 - "Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:"
Deuteronomy 20:16 - "But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:"
Deuteronomy 16:17 - "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee."
Deuteronomy 29:16 - "(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;"
Deuteronomy 16:16 - "¶ Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:"
"Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked." - Deuteronomy 10:16
Deuteronomy 16:20 - "That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."