seekeroftruth
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2 Kings 17:14 But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God. 15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”
16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal. 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left, 19 and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had introduced. 20 Therefore the Lord rejected all the people of Israel; he afflicted them and gave them into the hands of plunderers, until he thrust them from his presence.
16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal. 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left, 19 and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had introduced. 20 Therefore the Lord rejected all the people of Israel; he afflicted them and gave them into the hands of plunderers, until he thrust them from his presence.
This is from the easy English site.
The Israelites did not listen to God. They did not obey him. They became slaves to their sin. It seemed impossible for them to do the right things. They gave honour to the images of two bulls. They gave honour to the stars, the female god Asherah and the god Baal. They even sacrificed their own children to give honour to other gods. They tried to discover the future by the use of*spirits. All these practices were very wicked. They are against God’s law. They caused God to become angry with them. In the end, their punishment was certain.
There's a saying.... "Leave with the one that brought you." God brought us.... He created everything and on top of that.... He created us so He would have someone to walk and talk with.....
Now, He's been really patient. We're all the way through two book about the kings of Israel and Judah. Not a one of them has had the guts to tear down those asherah poles. Not a one of them has had the guts to destroy the idols. Most of all [IMHO] they didn't call the sacrifice to Molech what it was.... Murder.... they murdered children for one of their little gods....
Human life is loosing its value. People think murdering a child is ok.....
God has had enough.
