“And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;”
By going to serve other gods and worshiping them — whether the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have forbidden — idolatry becomes the cardinal sin, the fundamental covenant breach that threatens Israel's entire relationship with YHWH, warranting the most severe communal response.
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