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Deuteronomy 12:5-7

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

5. But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6. And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7. And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

Deuteronomy 12:5-7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:5

Theological / Devotional

Put his name. That is, where He would abide personally — in the Temple. The name Jehovah was sacred, and was not to be exhibited in unworthy places (see Exodus 20:24). Where the name of God is, is a place of refuge (Psalm 48:3; 76:1). The psalms are particularly rich in their references to the sacred name (Psalm 5:11; 29:2; 33:21; 72:17, 19; etc.) Compare the promise of Malachi to the remnant church (Malachi 4:2).

His habitation. The sanctuary in Shiloh and later the Temple in Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 3:2; 8:17-19, 44, 48; Isaiah 18:7; Jeremiah 3:17). In other instances the reference may be to the Holy Land.

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