2 Kings 10:29
“However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.”
What does 2 Kings 10:29 mean?
Jehu was a king who made sweeping reforms, destroying the worship of the false god Baal and eliminating many corrupt practices. Yet even as he cleaned house in some ways, he kept the golden calves—idols set up centuries earlier by Jeroboam—standing in Israel's religious centers. It's a reminder that partial obedience isn't really obedience: we can be zealous about removing some wrong things while conveniently overlooking others. The passage gently points out how easy it is to address the sins we notice or care about while leaving our favorite compromises untouched. If you're working through changes in your own life, this might prompt an honest question: what am I overlooking?