Deuteronomy 12:13

“Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every [cultic] place you see,

Leviticus 17:2-5

“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, saying,

There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contribution of your hand, your votive (pledged, vowed) offerings, your freewill (voluntary) offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.

1 Kings 12:28-32

So the king took counsel [and followed bad advice] and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go [all the way] up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 15:34

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin [of idolatry] with which he made Israel sin.

2 Chronicles 15:17

But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

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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

“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, saying,

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin [of idolatry] with which he made Israel sin.

But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

Deuteronomy 12:13