And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had rescued them from Egypt. Instead, they started worshipping the gods of the neighboring peoples around them, bowing down to these false gods, which made the LORD very angry.
The writer is describing how God's people turned away from Him to worship the false gods of surrounding nations, which provoked God's anger.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, this verse describes the cycle of Israel's unfaithfulness that occurred after they entered the Promised Land following their exodus from Egypt. The Israelites had been delivered by God from slavery and given victory over their enemies, but they began to intermix with the surrounding Canaanite tribes and adopt their idolatrous practices. This led to a pattern of rebellion against God, resulting in His judgment and the raising of judges to deliver them.
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