- Their gods:
- It was the general belief in the heathen world, that each district had its tutelary and protecting deity, who could do nothing out of his own province. "And there cameª° a manª of God,ª and spakeª° unto¹ the kingª of Israel,ª and said,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Because¹¹ the Syriansª have said,ª° The LORDª [is] Godª of the hills,ª but he¹ [is] not¹ Godª of the valleys,ª therefore will I deliverª°¹ all¹ this¹ greatª multitudeª into thine hand,ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {1Kg 20:28} + "For they¹ also¹ builtª° them high places,ª and images,ª and groves,ª on¹ every¹ highª hill,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {1Kg 14:23} + "Woeª unto us! who¹ shall deliverª° us out of the handª¹ of these¹ mightyª Gods?ª these¹ [are] the Godsª that smoteª°¹ the Egyptiansª with all¹ the plaguesª in the wilderness.ª" {1Sm 4:8} + "Have the godsª of the nationsª deliveredª° them which¹ my fathersª have destroyed;ª° [as]¹ Gozan,ª and Haran,ª and Rezeph,ª and the childrenª of Edenª which¹ [were] in Thelasar?ª" {2Kg 19:12} + "Knowª° ye not¹ what¹ I¹ and my fathersª have doneª° unto all¹ the peopleª of [other] lands?ª were the godsª of the nationsª of those landsª any ways²° ableª° to deliverª°¹ their landsª out of mine hand?ª¹ ... And they spakeª° against²¹ the Godª of Jerusalem,ª as against¹ the godsª of the peopleª of the earth,ª [which were] the workª of the handsª of man.ª" {2Ch 32:13-19} + "These¹ [things] hast thou done,ª° and I kept silence;ª° thou thoughtestª° that I was¹ altogetherª° [such an one] as thyself:¹ [but] I will reproveª° thee, and set [them] in orderª° before thine eyes.ª ... Now¹ considerª° this,¹ ye that forgetª° God,ª lest¹ I tear [you] in pieces,ª° and [there be] none¹ to deliver.ª°" {Psa 50:21-22} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª I will lift upª° mine eyesª unto¹ the hills,ª from whenceª¹ comethª° my help.ª ... My helpª [cometh] from¹¹ the LORD,ª which madeª° heavenª and earth.ª" {Psa 121:1-2} + "I¹ [am] the LORD:ª that¹ [is] my name:ª and my gloryª will I not¹ giveª° to another,ª neither my praiseª to graven images.ª" {Isa 42:8}
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