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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 10:2

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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10:2 Household gods might refer to ancestor statues used in rituals of necromancy (conjuring up the spirits of the dead); consultation with the dead was a widespread practice in the ancient world, but God’s law made it taboo for the Hebrews (see Lev 20:27; Deut 18:10-11).
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