Deuteronomy 16:22 meaning and explanation
and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Deuteronomy 16:22, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, preparing a people who will soon enter Canaan to worship the LORD at the single place He chooses. The sacred pillar, a standing stone used in Canaanite worship, is grouped here with the Asherah pole in the previous verse as an object the LORD hates.
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