Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
Even Judah didn't obey the LORD their God's commands, but followed the same wrong practices that Israel had created.
This verse shows that Judah also fell into disobedience, copying the sinful religious practices that Israel had invented instead of following God's true commands.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes after the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel to Assyria in 722 BC, as the author reflects on the spiritual failures that led to this disaster. Even though Judah (the southern kingdom) had witnessed Israel's destruction as punishment for idolatry and disobedience, they eventually followed the same path. The 'statutes of Israel' refers to the false religious practices, including idol worship and syncretism, that the northern kingdom had established under kings like Jeroboam.
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