Deuteronomy 12:2 Meaning
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
Context Explained
1These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
2Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
3And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
4Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Exodus 23:24
Both verses command the destruction of idols.
1 Corinthians 10:14
This verse warns believers to flee from idolatry.
Revelation 21:8
This verse describes the fate of idolaters in the final judgment.
Source: Deuteronomy 12:2