And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
And people will answer, 'Because they abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they grabbed onto other gods, worshiped them, and served them—that's why he brought all this disaster on them.'
This verse explains that when people turn away from God to worship other things, the disasters that follow are consequences of abandoning the One who delivered them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's response to Solomon after the dedication of the temple, warning what would happen if Israel turned away from Him. It refers back to the Exodus from Egypt, the foundational moment when God rescued the Israelites from slavery. The 'other gods' would include the Canaanite deities and foreign idols that repeatedly tempted Israel throughout their history.
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