2 Kings 17:7 Meaning and Explanation
“For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The writer pauses to explain the exile: Israel sinned against the very God who had rescued them from Egypt, and turned to other gods.
What Does 2 Kings 17:7 Mean?
Having reported the fall, the narrator stops to give its true cause. The disaster was not merely Assyrian strength but Israel's sin against the Lord their God, the One who brought them out of Egypt from under Pharaoh's hand. The God who redeemed them was the God they abandoned, fearing other gods instead.
Here the chapter turns from chronicle to sermon. The deepest catastrophes are explained not by politics but by a broken relationship with God. To forget the Redeemer is the root of every ruin. Remembering what He has done for us is the beginning of faithfulness; gratitude for our own deliverance keeps us from the idols that promise much and save no one.
2 Kings 17:7 in the Original Language
yare' (יָרֵא), 'feared' -- reverent fear that turns to worship, here wrongly given to other gods.
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What does 2 Kings 17:7 mean?
The writer pauses to explain the exile: Israel sinned against the very God who had rescued them from Egypt, and turned to other gods.