What happensPermalink
Moses says that in the Promised Land there will be exactly one place to worship the Lord and make offerings to him, and that all other altars and holy places should be destroyed.
Why it mattersPermalink
The story of all the kings of Israel is the struggle to follow this command: to maintain the temple of God and to remove the holy places of idols.
Key versePermalink
“But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go…”