They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. Cross References Romans 1:21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Exodus 24:6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar. Leviticus 26:15 and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, Deuteronomy 12:30 be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, "How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise." Deuteronomy 12:31 You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. Deuteronomy 29:25 And the people will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 32:21 They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. 1 Kings 11:11 Then the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. Psalm 78:10 They failed to keep God's covenant and refused to live by His law. Jeremiah 2:5 This is what the LORD says: "What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves? Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have? Jeremiah 44:8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth. Jonah 2:8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. Treasury of Scripture And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. they rejected Jeremiah 8:9 his covenant Exodus 24:6-8 Deuteronomy 29:10-15,25,26 Jeremiah 31:32 testimonies Deuteronomy 6:17,18 2 Chronicles 36:15,16 Nehemiah 9:26,29,30 vanity Deuteronomy 32:21,31 1 Samuel 12:21 1 Kings 16:13 became vain Jeremiah 2:5 Romans 1:21-23 1 Corinthians 8:4 concerning whom 2 Kings 17:8,11,12 |