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Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had looked over the land of Laish spoke to the other members of their tribe. They said,“ Don’t you know that one of these houses has a sacred linen apron in it? Some statues of family gods are there. That house also has another statue of a god covered with silver. Now you know what to do.”
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Judges 17:5
That same Micah had a small temple. He made a sacred linen apron and some statues of his family gods. He appointed one of his sons to serve as his priest.
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Psalms 106:39
The people made themselves impure by what they had done. They weren’t faithful to the Lord.
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Judges 18:17
The five men who had looked over the land went inside. They took the statue covered with silver. They also took the family gods and the linen apron. During that time, the priest stood at the entrance of the gate. The 600 men stood there with him. They were prepared for battle.
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Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Don’t feel sorry for them. Don’t serve their gods. If you do, they will be a trap for you.
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Judges 6:24
So Gideon built an altar there to honor the Lord. He called it The Lord Is Peace. It still stands in Ophrah to this day. Ophrah is in the territory that belongs to the family line of Abiezer.
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Exodus 23:33
Do not let them live in your land. If you do, they will cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, that will certainly be a trap for you.”
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Judges 8:32-33
Gideon, the son of Joash, died when he was very old. He was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah. Ophrah was in the territory that belonged to the family line of Abiezer.As soon as Gideon had died, the Israelites began serving and worshiping gods that were named Baal. Israel wasn’t faithful to the Lord. They worshiped Baal- Berith as their god.
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1 Samuel 23 9-1 Samuel 23 10
David learned that Saul was planning to attack him. So he said to Abiathar the priest,“ Bring the linen apron.”Then David said,“ Lord, you are the God of Israel. I know for sure that Saul plans to come to Keilah. He plans to destroy the town because of me.
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Isaiah 8:20
Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.
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Psalms 73:27
Those who don’t want anything to do with you will die. You destroy all those who aren’t faithful to you.
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Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, go to the special place he will choose from among all your tribes. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must go.
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Hosea 2:2
“ Tell your mother she is wrong. Tell her she is wrong. She isn’t acting like a wife to me anymore. She no longer treats me as her husband. Tell her to stop looking and acting like a prostitute. Tell her not to let her lovers lie on her breasts anymore.
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Hosea 4:12-14
My people ask a wooden statue of a god for advice. They get answers from a stick of wood. They are as unfaithful as prostitutes. They are not faithful to their God.They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops. They burn offerings on the hills. They worship under oak, poplar and terebinth trees. The trees provide plenty of shade. So your daughters become prostitutes. And your daughters- in- law commit adultery.“ I will not punish your daughters when they become prostitutes. I will not judge your daughters- in- law when they commit adultery. After all, the men themselves have sex with sinful women. They offer sacrifices where temple prostitutes earn their living. People who can’t understand will be destroyed!
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Judges 6:11
The angel of the Lord came. He sat down under an oak tree in Ophrah. The tree belonged to Joash. He was from the family line of Abiezer. Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress at Ophrah. He was the son of Joash. Gideon was threshing in a winepress to hide the wheat from the Midianites.
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Exodus 28:6-35
“ Make the linen apron out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen. Have a skilled worker make it.It must have two shoulder straps joined to two of its corners.Its skillfully made waistband must be like the apron. The waistband must be part of the apron itself. Make the waistband out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen.“ Get two onyx stones. Carve the names of the sons of Israel on them.Arrange them in the order of their birth. Carve six names on one stone and six on the other.Carve the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a jewel cutter would carve them. Then put the stones in fancy gold settings.Connect them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones will stand for the sons of Israel. Aaron must carry the names on his shoulders as a constant reminder while he is serving the Lord.Make fancy gold settings.Make two braided chains out of pure gold. Make them like ropes. Join the chains to the settings.“ Make a chest cloth that will be used for making decisions. Have a skilled worker make it. Make it like the linen apron. Use thin gold wire, and blue, purple and bright red yarn, and finely twisted linen.Make it nine inches square. Fold it in half.Put four rows of valuable jewels on it. Put carnelian, chrysolite and beryl in the first row.Put turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald in the second row.Put jacinth, agate and amethyst in the third row.And put topaz, onyx and jasper in the fourth row. Put them in fancy gold settings.Use a total of 12 stones. Use one for each of the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone must be carved with the name of one of the 12 tribes.“ Make braided chains out of pure gold for the chest cloth. Make them like ropes.Make two gold rings for the chest cloth. Connect them to two corners of it.Join the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the chest cloth.Join the other ends of the chains to the two settings. Join them to the shoulder straps on the front of the linen apron.Make two gold rings. Connect them to the other two corners of the chest cloth. Put them on the inside edge next to the apron.Make two more gold rings. Connect them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the apron. Put them close to the seam. Put them right above the waistband of the apron.The rings of the chest cloth must be tied to the rings of the apron. Tie them to the waistband with blue cord. Then the chest cloth will not swing out from the linen apron.“ When Aaron enters the Holy Room, he will carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart. Their names will be on the chest cloth of decision. They will be a continuing reminder while he is serving the Lord.Also put the Urim and Thummim into the chest cloth. Then they will be over Aaron’s heart when he comes to serve the Lord. In that way, Aaron will always have what he needs to make decisions for the people of Israel. He will carry the Urim and Thummim over his heart while he is serving the Lord.“ Make the outer robe of the linen apron completely out of blue cloth.In the center of the robe, make an opening for the head of the priest. Make an edge like a collar around the opening. Then it will not tear.Make pomegranates out of blue, purple and bright red yarn. Sew them around the hem of the robe. Sew gold bells between them.Sew a gold bell between every two pomegranates all around the hem of the robe.Aaron must wear the robe when he serves as priest. The bells will jingle when he enters the Holy Room while he is serving the Lord. And they will jingle when he goes out. Then he will not die.