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They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
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The Danger of Second-Hand Faith
Matthew Henry observes that this rapid turn to idolatry happened immediately after the death of the godly priest Jehoiada. This serves as a powerful warning that faith must be rooted in a personal, "inward principle." A religion that depends solely on the influence of a good leader, pastor, or parent is fragile and likely to collapse when that external support is removed.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And they left the house of the Lord. — They, namely, the apostate princes and their followers, ceased to attend the legal worship…
Baptist
And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols:
Or, "Asherah and idols." The word is mistaken…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers Came no more to the temple at Jerusalem, forsook the worshi…
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Presbyterian
See what a great judgment the death of godly, zealous, useful people is on any prince or people. See how necessary it is that we act in religion fr…
