Bible Cross References
With whom
2 Kings 17:15
They refused to obey his instructions, they did not keep the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they disregarded his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves, and they followed the customs of the surrounding nations, disobeying the LORD's command not to imitate them.
Exodus 19:5
Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people,
Exodus 19:6
a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests."
Exodus 24:6-8
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Moses took half of the blood of the animals and put it in bowls; and the other half he threw against the altar.
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Then he took the book of the covenant, in which the LORD's commands were written, and read it aloud to the people. They said, "We will obey the LORD and do everything that he has commanded."
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Then Moses took the blood in the bowls and threw it on the people. He said, "This is the blood that seals the covenant which the LORD made with you when he gave all these commands."
Deuteronomy 29:10-15
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"Today you are standing in the presence of the LORD your God, all of you---your leaders and officials, your men,
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women, and children, and the foreigners who live among you and cut wood and carry water for you.
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You are here today to enter into this covenant that the LORD your God is making with you and to accept its obligations,
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so that the LORD may now confirm you as his people and be your God, as he promised you and your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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You are not the only ones with whom the LORD is making this covenant with its obligations.
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He is making it with all of us who stand here in his presence today and also with our descendants who are not yet born.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
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The LORD says, "The time is coming when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
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It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. Although I was like a husband to them, they did not keep that covenant.
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The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34
None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the LORD, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Hebrews 8:6-13
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But now, Jesus has been given priestly work which is superior to theirs, just as the covenant which he arranged between God and his people is a better one, because it is based on promises of better things.
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If there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need for a second one.
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But God finds fault with his people when he says, "The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will draw up a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
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It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. They were not faithful to the covenant I made with them, and so I paid no attention to them.
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Now, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel in the days to come, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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None of them will have to teach their friends or tell their neighbors, 'Know the Lord.' For they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.
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I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs."
13
By speaking of a new covenant, God has made the first one old; and anything that becomes old and worn out will soon disappear.
charged them
Exodus 20:4
"Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth.
Exodus 20:5
Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation.
Exodus 34:12-17
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Do not make any treaties with the people of the country into which you are going, because this could be a fatal trap for you.
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Instead, tear down their altars, destroy their sacred pillars, and cut down their symbols of the goddess Asherah.
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"Do not worship any other god, because I, the LORD, tolerate no rivals.
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Do not make any treaties with the people of the country, because when they worship their pagan gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you to join them, and you will be tempted to eat the food they offer to their gods.
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Your sons might marry those foreign women, who would lead them to be unfaithful to me and to worship their pagan gods.
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"Do not make gods of metal and worship them.
Deuteronomy 4:23-27
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Be certain that you do not forget the covenant that the LORD your God made with you. Obey his command not to make yourselves any kind of idol,
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because the LORD your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals.
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"Even when you have been in the land a long time and have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making for yourselves an idol in any form at all. This is evil in the LORD's sight, and it will make him angry.
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I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that, if you disobey me, you will soon disappear from the land. You will not live very long in the land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy. You will be completely destroyed.
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The LORD will scatter you among other nations, where only a few of you will survive.
Deuteronomy 13:1-18
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"Prophets or interpreters of dreams may promise a miracle or a wonder,
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in order to lead you to worship and serve gods that you have not worshiped before. Even if what they promise comes true,
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do not pay any attention to them. The LORD your God is using them to test you, to see if you love the LORD with all your heart.
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Follow the LORD and honor him; obey him and keep his commands; worship him and be faithful to him.
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But put to death any interpreters of dreams or prophets that tell you to rebel against the LORD, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. Such people are evil and are trying to lead you away from the life that the LORD has commanded you to live. They must be put to death, in order to rid yourselves of this evil.
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"Even your brother or your son or your daughter or the wife you love or your closest friend may secretly encourage you to worship other gods, gods that you and your ancestors have never worshiped.
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Some of them may encourage you to worship the gods of the people who live near you or the gods of those who live far away.
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But do not let any of them persuade you; do not even listen to them. Show them no mercy or pity, and do not protect them.
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Kill them! Be the first to stone them, and then let everyone else stone them too.
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Stone them to death! They tried to lead you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
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Then all the people of Israel will hear what happened; they will be afraid, and no one will ever again do such an evil thing.
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"When you are living in the towns that the LORD your God gives you, you may hear
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that some worthless people of your nation have misled the people of their town to worship gods that you have never worshiped before.
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If you hear such a rumor, investigate it thoroughly; and if it is true that this evil thing did happen,
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then kill all the people in that town and all their livestock too. Destroy that town completely.
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Bring together all the possessions of the people who live there and pile them up in the town square. Then burn the town and everything in it as an offering to the LORD your God. It must be left in ruins forever and never again be rebuilt.
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Do not keep for yourselves anything that was condemned to destruction, and then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and show you mercy. He will be merciful to you and make you a numerous people, as he promised your ancestors,
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if you obey all his commands that I have given you today, and do what he requires.
Joshua 23:7
and then you will not associate with these peoples left among you or speak the names of their gods or use those names in taking vows or worship those gods or bow down to them.
Joshua 23:16
If you do not keep the covenant which the LORD your God commanded you to keep and if you serve and worship other gods, then in his anger he will punish you, and soon none of you will be left in this good land that he has given you."
fear other gods
Judges 6:10
I told you that I am the LORD your God and that you should not worship the gods of the Amorites, whose land you are now living in. But you have not listened to me."
Jeremiah 10:5
Such idols are like scarecrows in a field of melons; they cannot speak; they have to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them: they can cause you no harm, and they can do you no good."