Deuteronomy 12:1 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess-as long as you live in the land.
Deuteronomy 12:4 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
You must not worship the Lord your God in their way.
Deuteronomy 12:5 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go;
Deuteronomy 12:16 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:17 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
Deuteronomy 12:23 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
Deuteronomy 12:24 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:27 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
Present your burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord your God, both the meat and the blood. The blood of your sacrifices must be poured beside the altar of the Lord your God, but you may eat the meat.
Deuteronomy 12:31 (Read all of Deuteronomy 12)
You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Deuteronomy 13:3 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 13:5 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 13:9 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.
Deuteronomy 13:14 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,
Deuteronomy 13:15 (Read all of Deuteronomy 13)
you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. You must destroy it completely, both its people and its livestock.
Deuteronomy 15:1 (Read all of Deuteronomy 15)
At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.
Deuteronomy 15:3 (Read all of Deuteronomy 15)
You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you.
Deuteronomy 15:12 (Read all of Deuteronomy 15)
If any of your people-Hebrew men or women-sell themselves to you and serve you six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free.
Deuteronomy 15:21 (Read all of Deuteronomy 15)
If an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 15:23 (Read all of Deuteronomy 15)
But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 16:5 (Read all of Deuteronomy 16)
You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the Lord your God gives you
Deuteronomy 16:6 (Read all of Deuteronomy 16)
except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:16 (Read all of Deuteronomy 16)
Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed:
Deuteronomy 16:17 (Read all of Deuteronomy 16)
Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 17:4 (Read all of Deuteronomy 17)
and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,