Cross Reference LEVITICUS 17:7 AND THEY SHALL NO MORE OFFER THEIR SACRIFICES UNTO DEVILS AFTER WHOM THEY HAVE GONE A WHORING THIS SHALL BE A STATUTE FOR EVER UNTO THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR GENERATIONS

{Leviticus 17:7} And they shall no x3808 more x5750 offer 2076 z8799 x853 their sacrifices 2077 unto devils, 8163 after 310 whom x834 they x1992 have gone a whoring. 2181 z8802 This x2063 shall be x1961 a statute 2708 for ever 5769 unto them throughout their generations. 1755

unto devils:
"They sacrificedª ° unto devils,ª not¹ to God;ª to godsª whom they knewª ° not,¹ to newª [gods that] cameª ° newly² up,² °¹ ¹ whom your fathersª fearedª ° not.¹" {Deu 32:17} + "And he ordainedª ° him priestsª for the high places,ª and for the devils,ª and for the calvesª which¹ he had made.ª °" {2Ch 11:15} + "Yea, they sacrificedª °¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª unto devils,ª" {Psa 106:37} + "Nowª isª ° the judgmentª of thisª world:ª nowª shall² ° the¹ princeª of thisª worldª be castª ° out.ª" {Jhn 12:31} + "Hereafter² °¹ I will² ° not² ¹ talkª ° muchª withª you:ª forª the¹ princeª of thisª worldª cometh,ª ° andª hathª ª ° nothingª inª me.ª" {Jhn 14:30} + "Butª I [say], thatª the things whichª the¹ Gentilesª sacrifice,ª ° they sacrificeª ° to devils,ª andª notª to God:ª andª I wouldª ° notª that yeª should haveª ° fellowshipª with devils.ª" {1Co 10:20} + "Inª whomª the¹ godª of thisª worldª hath blindedª ° the¹ mindsª of them which believe not,ª lestª ² the¹ lightª of the¹ gloriousª gospelª of Christ,ª whoª isª ° the imageª of God,ª should shineª ° unto them.ª" {2Co 4:4} + "Whereinª ª in time pastª ye walkedª ° according¹ to² the¹ courseª of thisª world,ª according¹ to² the¹ princeª of the¹ powerª of the¹ air,ª the¹ spiritª that now² workethª °¹ inª the¹ childrenª of disobedience:ª" {Eph 2:2} + "Andª the¹ restª of the¹ menª whichª were² ° notª killedª ° byª theseª plaguesª yet² ° repented² ° notª ¹ ofª the¹ worksª of their² ¹ hands,ª that² °¹ they should² ° not² ¹ worshipª ° devils,ª andª idolsª of gold,ª andª silver,ª andª brass,ª andª stone,ª andª of wood:ª whichª neitherª canª ° see,ª ° norª hear,ª ° norª walk:ª °" {Rev 9:20}

devils:
Seirim, properly signifies hairy or hairy ones; and hence is used not only for he-goats, but also for some fabulous beings or sylvan gods, to whom was ascribed the form of goats. Maimonides says that the Zabian idolaters worshipped demons under the form of goats; and that this custom being spread among other nations, gave occasion to this precept. He-goats, however, are probably intended here, which were objects of divine honour among the Egyptians under the name of honour among the Egyptians under the name of Mendes. Herodotus says that all goats were worshipped in Egypt; but particularly he-goats. From these seem to have sprung Pan, Silenus, and the innumerable herd of those imaginary beings, fauns, satyrs, dryads, etc., all woodland gods, and held in veneration by the Greeks and Romans.

gone a whoring:
Though this phrase is equivalent, in Scripture, to that of committing idolatry, yet it is to be taken sometimes in a literal sense. Baalpeor and Ashtaroth were worshipped with obscene rite; and public prostitution formed a great part of the worship among the Egyptians, Moabites, Canaanites, Greeks, and Romans. "Then I¹ will setª °¹ my faceª against that¹ man,ª and against his family,ª and will cut him off,ª °¹ and all¹ that go a whoringª ° afterª him, to commit whoredomª ° with¹ Molech,ª from amongª ¹ their people.ª" {Lev 20:5} + "Lest¹ thou makeª ° a covenantª with the inhabitantsª ° of the land,ª and they go a whoringª ° afterª their gods,ª and do sacrificeª ° unto their gods,ª and [one] callª ° thee, and thou eatª ° of his sacrifice;ª ¹" {Exd 34:15} + "And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ Moses,ª Behold,¹ thou shalt sleepª ° with¹ thy fathers;ª and this¹ peopleª will rise up,ª ° and go a whoringª ° afterª the godsª of the strangersª of the land,ª whither¹ ¹ they¹ goª ° [to be] amongª them, and will forsakeª ° me, and breakª °¹ my covenantª which¹ I have madeª ° with¹ them." {Deu 31:16} + "They say,ª ° If¹ a manª put awayª °¹ his wife,ª and she goª ° from¹ ¹ him, and become¹ anotherª man's,ª shall he return¹ unto¹ her again?² °¹ shall not¹ that¹ landª be greatly² ° polluted?ª ° but thou¹ hast played the harlotª ° with manyª lovers;ª yet return¹ again² ° to¹ me, saithª ° the LORD.ª" {Jer 3:1} + "Neither¹ leftª ° she her whoredomsª [brought] from Egypt:ª ¹ for¹ in her youthª they layª ° with¹ her, and they¹ bruisedª ° the breastsª of her virginity,ª and pouredª ° their whoredomª upon¹ her." {Ezk 23:8} + "Andª there cameª ° oneª ofª the¹ sevenª angelsª which² hadª ° the¹ sevenª vials,ª andª talkedª ° withª me,ª sayingª ° unto me,ª Come hither;ª ° I will shewª ° unto theeª the¹ judgmentª of the¹ greatª whoreª that sittethª ° uponª manyª waters:ª ... Andª uponª her² ¹ foreheadª [was] a nameª written,ª ° MYSTERY,ª BABYLONª THE¹ GREAT,ª THE¹ MOTHERª OF HARLOTSª ANDª ABOMINATIONSª OF THE¹ EARTH.ª" {Rev 17:1-5}

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