Exodus 20:3
3 a“You shall have no other gods before ▼▼Or besides
me. Exodus 23:13
13 c“Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips.Exodus 34:14
14(for dyou shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),Deuteronomy 4:23-24
23 eTake care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and fmake a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you. 24For gthe Lord your God is a consuming fire, ha jealous God.Deuteronomy 5:7
7“‘You shall have no other gods before ▼▼Or besides
me. Deuteronomy 6:14-15
14You shall not jgo after other gods, kthe gods of the peoples who are around you— 15for lthe Lord your God in your midst mis a jealous God— nlest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.Joshua 24:14-24
Choose Whom You Will Serve
14 o“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. pPut away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 qAnd if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, rchoose this day whom you will serve, whether sthe gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or tthe gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. uBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”16Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, 17for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. 18And the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”
19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is va holy God. He is wa jealous God; xhe will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 yIf you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then zhe will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.” 21And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” 22Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that aayou have chosen the Lord, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23He said, “Then abput away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.”
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