Deuteronomy 12:28

“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, etc.] Respecting the demolition of all monuments of idolatry, and bringing all holy things to the place the Lord should choose to dwell in; and eating common flesh in their own houses, only to be careful not to eat blood: that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever; for, as has been often observed, their continuance in the land of Canaan, and enjoyment of all good things in it, depended upon their obedience to the commands of God; (see <230119>Isaiah 1:19) when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God; which is to do all his commandments; for these are what are good and right…”

“Exo 34:11; Lev 19:37; Ch2 7:17; Neh 1:5; Psa 105:45; Eze 37:24; Joh 15:3, Joh 15:10, Joh 15:14 Observe: Deu 24:8 that it may: Deu 12:25 Deuteronomy 12:29”

“The closing admonition is a further expansion of Deu 12:25 (see at Deu 11:21). \- In Deu 12:29-31, the exhortation goes back to the beginning again, viz., to a warning against the Canaanitish idolatry (cf. Deu 12:2.). When the Lord had cut off the nations of Canaan from before the Israelites, they were to take heed that they did not get into the snare behind them, i.e., into the sin of idolatry, which had plunged the Canaanites into destruction (cf. Deu 7:16, Deu 7:25). The clause "after they be destroyed from before thee" is not mere tautology, but serves to depict the danger of the snare most vividly before their eyes. The second clause, "that thou inquire not after them" (their gods),…”