Deuteronomy 12:13

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in all the sacred places you see.

Leviticus 17:2-5

“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the Lord has commanded:

Deuteronomy 12:6

You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

So the king sought advice.

Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, “Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here is your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 15:34

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.

2 Chronicles 15:17

The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted his entire life.

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Summary

Deuteronomy 12:13

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

This was directly opposed to the customs of the heathen idolaters, in offering their sacrifices on the tops of hills and mountains

2 Chronicles 15:17

Bible References

This was directly opposed to the customs of the heathen idolaters, in offering their sacrifices on the tops of hills and mountains

You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the Lord has commanded:

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.

The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted his entire life.

Deuteronomy 12:13