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1 Kings 15 13-1 Kings 15 24
He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.He brought into the Temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah.Asa responded by removing all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it with some of his officials to Ben hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message:“ Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”Ben hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel beth maacah, and all Kinnereth, and all the land of Naphtali.As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah.The rest of the events in Asa’s reign— the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built— are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased.When Asa died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king.
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1 Kings 15 2
He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
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Exodus 34:13
Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.
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1 Kings 15 10
He reigned in Jerusalem forty one years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
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2 Kings 23 15
The king also tore down the altar at Bethel— the pagan shrine that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made when he caused Israel to sin. He burned down the shrine and ground it to dust, and he burned the Asherah pole.
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2 Kings 23 6
The king removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’s Temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it. Then he ground the ashes of the pole to dust and threw the dust over the graves of the people.
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2 Chronicles 34 7
He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.
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Zechariah 13:3
If anyone continues to prophesy, his own father and mother will tell him,‘ You must die, for you have prophesied lies in the name of the Lord.’ And as he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him.
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Exodus 32:20
He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.
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Exodus 32:27-28
Moses told them,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone— even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.”The Levites obeyed Moses’ command, and about 3,000 people died that day.
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2 Chronicles 14 2-2 Chronicles 14 5
Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God.He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.
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Deuteronomy 13:6-8
“ Suppose someone secretly entices you— even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend— and says,‘ Let us go worship other gods’— gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth.But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.
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Deuteronomy 7:5
This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
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2 Kings 23 12
Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. He smashed them to bits and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley.
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2 Corinthians 5 16
So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
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Deuteronomy 9:21
I took your sin— the calf you had made— and I melted it down in the fire and ground it into fine dust. Then I threw the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain.
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Deuteronomy 33:9
The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children.
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Mark 3:31-35
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them.There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said,“ Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.”Jesus replied,“ Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”Then he looked at those around him and said,“ Look, these are my mother and brothers.Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Mark 3:21
When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away.“ He’s out of his mind,” they said.
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Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you.
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Deuteronomy 7:25-26
“ You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God.Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.
