1 Chronicles 5:25 Meaning and Explanation
“And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.”
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Read Full Chapter →They broke faith with the God of their fathers and turned to idolatry, the very sin of the nations God had destroyed.
What Does 1 Chronicles 5:25 Mean?
The chronicler now names the great failure of the eastern tribes: they transgressed against the God of their fathers and gave themselves to the idols of the surrounding peoples, the same nations the Lord had already destroyed for that very wickedness. The warning written into the land's history went unheeded.
The image of going 'a whoring' after other gods speaks of covenant betrayal, a turning of the heart's loyalty away from the One who had loved and delivered them. The tragedy is the sharper because they had once trusted God and seen His salvation. Faith that is not kept can be abandoned, and the call of this verse is to hold fast and never forsake the God who has been faithful.
1 Chronicles 5:25 in the Original Language
ma'al (מָעַל), 'transgressed' -- to act treacherously, to break faith, especially against God.
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What does 1 Chronicles 5:25 mean?
They broke faith with the God of their fathers and turned to idolatry, the very sin of the nations God had destroyed.