2 KINGS 17
God’s long-suffering ran out, and He called for Assyria to carry Israel away. What God did to Israel He can do to groups and individuals today. Consider some of their sins.
They forgot God’s mercy (v. 7) in saving them from Egyptian bondage. One of the best ways to remain true to the Lord is to remind yourself of all He has done for you (
They imitated the ungodly (v. 8) so that the true worship of Jehovah was corrupted by worldly practices. At first, they did those things secretly, but then the pagan practices were openly added to their worship of God.
They turned a deaf ear to the preaching of the prophets (vv. 13–18) and rejected the law of the Lord. When God disciplined them, they only hardened themselves more.
“They feared the Lord” but manufactured their own religion (vv. 25,