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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 19:4

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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19:4-5 The people burn incense: According to the Sinai covenant, offering incense while worshiping the Lord was to be an act of the priests (Exod 30:8). Offering incense to idols was a terrible affront to the Lord. • the blood of innocent children: Child sacrifice was practiced in Baal worship, and sometimes by the kings of Judah (2 Kgs 17:17; Ps 106:37-38).
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