For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
This happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had rescued them from Egypt and freed them from Pharaoh's control. Instead of worshiping God alone, they had feared and worshiped other gods.
The writer is explaining that Israel's downfall came because they abandoned the God who had rescued them from slavery and started worshiping false gods instead.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the beginning of an explanation for why the northern kingdom of Israel was conquered and its people exiled by the Assyrians in 722 BC. The author is reflecting on how Israel had turned away from worshiping the God who had delivered them from Egyptian slavery centuries earlier under Moses. Instead of remaining faithful to their covenant with God, they had adopted the religious practices of the surrounding nations.
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