Genesis 35:2-4 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean… 1. When rulers obey God's call, He maketh subjects obey theirs. 2. Where God overpowers, souls freely and fully part with their desired jewels of vanity and superstition. 3. Good rulers will execute as well as enjoin sentence against false gods. 4. In bringing false worshippers to God, it is good to bury the monuments of their sin out of sight. 5. Jacob-rulers will not be content but in the destruction of all means of false worship. 6. Monuments of idolatry must die at Shechem, and not live at Bethel (ver. 4). (G. Hughes, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: |
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