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Deuteronomy 5:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate "
Deuteronomy 5:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Thou shalt have none other gods before
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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Deuteronomy 5:1
"And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do"
Deuteronomy 5:2
"The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 5:3
"The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day."
Deuteronomy 5:4
"The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
Deuteronomy 5:5
"(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:6
"I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage."
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