2 Kings 17:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.”
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Read Full Chapter →The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and gave them over to plunderers until they were cast out.
What Does 2 Kings 17:20 Mean?
The judgment is stated in its fullness: the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, plunderers who stripped them away, until He had cast them out of His sight. The whole people, north and south in their seasons, came under the weight of this word.
Such language is sobering, and Scripture does not soften it. Yet the prophets who pronounced rejection also promised restoration; the casting out was never God's final word over His people. He afflicts to awaken, not to annihilate. Even here the covenant love endures beneath the judgment, and the God who scatters is the God who has promised, in His own time, to gather and to heal.
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What does 2 Kings 17:20 mean?
The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and gave them over to plunderers until they were cast out.