2 Kings 17:7
“It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,”
What does 2 Kings 17:7 mean?
The people of Israel had turned away from God despite all he had done for them, particularly the miraculous rescue from slavery in Egypt. Instead of remaining faithful to the God who freed them, they began worshiping other gods and living in ways that contradicted his teachings. The passage emphasizes a painful irony: the nation that had experienced God's power and deliverance firsthand chose to abandon him anyway, which had serious consequences for their national survival and security.