God made a covenant with his people and ordered them, “Don't honor other gods: Don't worship them, don't serve them, don't offer sacrifices to them. Worship God ...

May that fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom, possess our hearts, and influence our conduct, that we may be ready for every change.

God rejected everyone connected with Israel, made life hard for them, and permitted anyone with a mind to exploit them to do so. And then this final No as he ...

David Guzik commentary on 2 Kings 17 gives an account of the fall of the northern kingdom to the Assyrians, and explains the reason for the fall.

This chapter gives us an account of the captivity of the ten tribes, and so finishes the history of that kingdom, after it had continued about 265 years.

17 They even sank so low as to offer their own sons and daughters as sacrificial burnt offerings! They indulged in all the black arts of magic and sorcery.

Disobedience to God is dangerous. Though judgment may be deferred for a time, it will come. There are eternal consequences for not following God's commands!

2 Kings 17:1-23: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for nine years.

GOD had taken a stand against Israel and Judah, speaking clearly through countless holy prophets and seers time and time again, “Turn away from your evil ...

It's Elisha the prophet in Israel. He tells the king of Israel everything you say, even what you whisper in your bedroom.” The king said, “Go and find out where ...