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Exodus 22:20

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Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

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Just then, Elijah said, "Grab the prophets of Baal! Don't let any of them get away." So the people captured the prophets and took them to Kishon River, where Elijah killed every one of them.

As soon as Jehu finished offering the sacrifice, he told the guards and soldiers, "Come in and kill them! Don't let anyone escape." They slaughtered everyone in the crowd and threw the bodies outside. Then they went back into the temple

and to put to death anyone who refused to obey him.

Don't mistreat foreigners. You were foreigners in Egypt, and you know what it is like.

They have already stopped obeying me and have made themselves an idol in the shape of a young bull. They have bowed down to it, offered sacrifices, and said that it is the god who brought them out of Egypt.

Don't make treaties with the people there, or you will soon find yourselves worshiping their gods and taking part in their sacrificial meals.

I told them to get rid of their disgusting idols and not to sin by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I reminded them that I was the LORD their God,

Don't ever turn from me again and offer sacrifices to goat-demons. This law will never change.

Don't mistreat any foreigners who live in your land.

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practice witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or mistreat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

The LORD answered their prayer and helped them wipe out the Canaanite army and completely destroy their towns. That's why one of the towns is named Hormah, which means "Destroyed Place."

The LORD defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing.

But if I haven't spoken, and a prophet claims to have a message from me, you must kill that prophet, and you must also kill any prophet who claims to have a message from another god.

and let their great-grandchildren become part of Israel, the LORD's people.

Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly. And if you lend money to a widow and want to keep something of hers to guarantee that she will pay you back, don't take any of her clothes.




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