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
The book of 2 Kings chronicles the history of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, focusing on the kings' reigns and their faithfulness or unfaithfulness to God. In 2 Kings 17, this verse explains the Assyrian conquest and exile of the Northern Kingdom of Israel around 722 BC, attributing it to the people's persistent idolatry and disobedience despite God's miraculous deliverance from Egyptian slavery under Pharaoh. This reflects a broader biblical theme of covenant breaking and its consequences.
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