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Deuteronomy 32:17 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 32 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. not to: or, which were not God”
Deuteronomy 32:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God—the Hebrew shedhîm (שֵׁדִים) appears only here and Psalm 106:37, referring to demonic powers behind idols. Paul explicitly connects this verse to New Testament theology: 'the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils' (1 Corinthians 10:20). Idolatry is never merely superstition—it involves real demonic deception.To new gods that came newly up (חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ)—the irony is devastating: Israel abandoned the eternal God (הַצּוּר, the Rock, v.18) for fashionable novelties. Whom your fathers feared not emphasizes these deities h...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 32:17
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“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.'”
“they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.”
“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.”
“neither be afraid. Haven't I declared it to you long ago”
“paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons”
“who were not killed with these plagues”
“or that an idol is anything?”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”