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Deuteronomy 12:8 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 12 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.”
Deuteronomy 12:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:8
The contrast with current practice: 'Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.' In the wilderness, decentralized worship was permitted by necessity. But Canaan requires centralized, regulated worship. The phrase 'whatsoever is right in his own eyes' (הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו, hayashar be'enav) describes subjectivism and individualism in worship. This refrain reappears in Judges 17:6; 21:25, characterizing apostasy periods. God regulates worship; humans don't invent it. The phrase condemns autonomous worship that ignores divine pre...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 12:8
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“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel”
“but Yahweh weighs the hearts.”
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“and gave them up to serve the army of the sky”