“The LORD your God will cut
off before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them
out and settled in their land, and after they have been
destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying,
"How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same." You
must not worship the
LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all
kinds of detestable things the LORD hates.”
- Deuteronomy 12:29-31 (NIV)