Deuteronomy 29:26 Meaning
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
Context Explained
24Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
25Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
26For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
27And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:
28And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 1:21
Paul discusses how people turned to idolatry despite knowing God, echoing the warnings in Deuteronomy.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
This verse highlights the turn from idols to serve the living God, contrasting the idolatry warned against in Deuteronomy.
Revelation 21:8
Revelation warns of the fate of idolaters, resonating with the judgment themes in Deuteronomy.
Source: Deuteronomy 29:26