Deu 12:1 | MHM | STEP | Deuteronomy 12:1-4: Relics of Idolatry to Be Destroyed In this section, Moses explains that because there is only one true God, the Israelites must worship Him alone and in the way He commands. This is based on the first and second commandments. Moses spends a lot of time teaching about the right way to worship God so that the people do not fall into the false worship practices of the nations around them. The laws in this and the next few chapters focus on proper worship and separating from anything linked to idols. These rules are to be kept not only in times of trouble but also during times of peace and prosperity, and for as long as the Israelites live in the land ( v. 1 ).

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Deuteronomy 12:1-4: Relics of Idolatry to Be Destroyed

In this section, Moses explains that because there is only one true God, the Israelites must worship Him alone and in the way He commands. This is based on the first and second commandments. Moses spends a lot of time teaching about the right way to worship God so that the people do not fall into the false worship practices of the nations around them. The laws in this and the next few chapters focus on proper worship and separating from anything linked to idols. These rules are to be kept not only in times of trouble but also during times of peace and prosperity, and for as long as the Israelites live in the land (v. 1 ^a).