- the whole:
- Supposing they had built this altar for sacrifice, in opposition to the command of God, they considered them as rebels against God and the Israelitish constitution. "Thou shalt surely²° smiteª°¹ the inhabitantsª° of that¹ cityª with the edgeª of the sword,ª destroying it utterly,ª°¹ and all¹ that¹ [is] therein, and the cattleª thereof, with the edgeª of the sword.ª" {Deu 13:15} + "Then all¹ the childrenª of Israelª went out,ª° and the congregationª was gathered togetherª° as oneª man,ª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª with the landª of Gilead,ª unto¹ the LORDª in Mizpeh.ª ... So all¹ the menª of Israelª were gatheredª° against¹ the city,ª knit togetherª as oneª man.ª" {Jdg 20:1-11} + "Andª whenª Peterª was come upª° toª Jerusalem,ª they¹ that were ofª the circumcisionª contendedª° withª him,ª ... Saying,ª°² Thou wentest inª° toª menª uncircumcised,ª²° andª didst eat²° with¹ them.ª" {Act 11:2-3} + "Forª I bear²° them² recordª°¹ thatª they haveª° a zealª of God,ª butª notª accordingª to knowledge.ª" {Rom 10:2} + "They zealously affectª° you,ª [but] notª well;ª yea,ª they wouldª° excludeª° you,ª thatª ye might affectª° them.ª ... Butª [it is] goodª to be zealously affectedª° alwaysª inª [a] goodª [thing], andª notª onlyª when² Iª am presentª° withª you.ª" {Gal 4:17-18}
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