“ Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the Lord your God,and do not set up a sacred pillar; the Lord your God hates them.
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking,‘ How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.