2 Kings 17:31 Meaning and Explanation
“And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
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What Does 2 Kings 17:31 Mean?
The grim list continues. The Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites went furthest of all, burning their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. The same horror that had defiled Israel now stains the newcomers, the cruelest practice carried into the land.
Idolatry left unchecked descends to the destruction of the innocent, demanding what no true God would ever ask. False worship hardens the heart until it can offer up its own children. The contrast with the Lord could not be sharper, for He gave His own Son to save the children rather than asking us to destroy them. The God of life calls us out of every darkness that devours.
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What does 2 Kings 17:31 mean?
More idols are named, and the Sepharvites are said to burn their children in fire to their gods.