2 Kings 17:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:”
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Read Full Chapter →At these shrines Israel burned incense like the nations God had removed, doing evil that provoked Him to anger.
What Does 2 Kings 17:11 Mean?
At the high places Israel burned incense, an act of devotion meant for the Lord now offered to idols. They did this just as the heathen whom the Lord had carried away before them, repeating the very sins that had emptied the land of its former peoples. Their deeds provoked the Lord to anger.
To follow the path of those whom judgment had already swept away is willful blindness. The fragrance of worship is precious when offered to God and an offense when burned to idols. God's anger here is not cruelty but the response of holy love to betrayal. He grieves the heart turned from Him, and warns so that we might turn back before the path runs out.
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What does 2 Kings 17:11 mean?
At these shrines Israel burned incense like the nations God had removed, doing evil that provoked Him to anger.