2 Corinthians 6:17; Wherefore Come Out From Among Them
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
The entanglement with sin and idolatry threatens the spiritual well-being of God’s people. The Apostle Paul sought the church to come clean. Repent, put away the unclean thing. It is an admonition to the Lord.
In the conquest of the Promised Land, God’s instruction was for Israel to completely rid the cities they conquered of the idolatrous inhabitants. Israel disobeyed.