For that would turn away your sons from following me, that they may serve other gods.
So the LORD’s anger would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.
But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their engraved images with fire.
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God.
The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.