So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
So the messengers traveled from city to city throughout the regions of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the way to Zebulun. But the people laughed at them and made fun of them.
The messengers sent to invite people to worship were ridiculed and mocked by many who heard their invitation.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during King Hezekiah's reign when he was trying to restore proper worship in Judah and invited the northern tribes of Israel to join in celebrating Passover in Jerusalem. The northern kingdom had been practicing idolatry for generations and had largely abandoned the worship of God at the temple. Many in these northern territories had become so spiritually hardened that they scorned the invitation to return to proper worship.
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