Bible Verses

So make no treaty with those who live in the land, for they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them; otherwise, they will invite you, and you will eat of their sacrifices.

New Decalogue Do not worship another god, for the Lord whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God!

Rather shall you knock down their altars and smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.

Take care to make no treaty with the inhabitants of the country you enter, lest it be a snare for you.

Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

The Lord said: “I am making a Covenant with you; in the presence of all the people, I will do marvels never yet done in any land or nation so that all the people among whom you live may see how awesome is the work of the Lord that I will do for you.

He then said: “If you really look kindly on me, my Lord, please come and walk in our midst, and even though we are a stiff-necked people, pardon our wickedness and our sin and make us yours.”

Moses hastened to bow down to the ground and worshiped.

He shows loving kindness to the thousandth generation and forgives wickedness, rebellion, and sin; yet he does not leave the guilty without punishment, even punishing the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.”

Then the Lord passed in front of him and cried out, “The Lord, the Lord is a God full of pity and mercy, slow to anger and abounding in truth and loving kindness.