1. Leviticus 18 1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Leviticus 23 1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 4. These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. SYNCRETISM 12-08-13 SABBATHS

2. 1: SYNCRETISM 2: SAMARITANS 3: MOUNT GERIZIM 4: PURIM 5: HANUKKAH 6: THANKSGIVING 7: CHRISTMAS

3. 1: SYNCRETISM The practice of blending religious beliefs and practices.

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5. 2: SAMARITANS John 4:9. Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

6. 2: SAMARITANS HIGH PLACES

7. 1 Kings 12:28. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 29. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. 32. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. 33. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

8. 1 Kings 14:22. And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 23. For they also built them HIGH PLACES, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. 24. And there were also Sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 25. And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 26. And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields….

9. 1 Kings 15:14. But the high places were not removed: 1 Kings 22:43… nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 2 Kings 12:3. But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 2 Kings 14:4. Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. 2 Kings 15:4. Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. 2 Kings 15:35. Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.

10. 2 Kings 10 28. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29. Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan. 30. And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. And the Lord said to Jehu, 'Thou shouldest be punished for committing the sins of Jeroboam, but because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in Mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in Mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel, At that time I will judge thine house." 31. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.