Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Deuteronomy 29:12

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thou shouldest: Deu 5:2, Deu 5:3; Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Jos 24:25; Kg2 11:17; Ch2 15:12-15 enter: Heb. pass, This is an allusion to the solemn ceremony used by several ancient nations, when they entered into a covenant with each other. The victims, slain as a sacrifice on this occasion, were divided, and and parts laid asunder. the contracting parties then passed between them, imprecating, as a curse on those who violated the sacred compact, that they might in like manner be cut asunder ( Gen 15:10). St. Cyril, in his work against Julian, shows that passing between the divided parts of a victim was used also among the Chaldeans and other people. into his oath: Deu 29:14; Ch2 15:12-15; Neh 10:28, Neh 10:29 Deuteronomy 29:13

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