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but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.
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The Sin of King Ahaz
Commentators explain that King Ahaz didn't just follow the political policies of Israel's kings; he adopted their state-sponsored idolatry. By making 'molten images for the Baalim,' he was creating idols for the various forms and aspects of the Canaanite god Baal, a direct violation of God's commands.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Images for Baalim - Or, to serve as Baalim, that is, as representatives of the different forms or characters of the chief Phoenician deity.<…
19th Century
Anglican
And made also molten images for Baalim. — For the Baals, that is, the different aspects or avatars of the Canaanite god. This cla…
Baptist
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall take holy water Out of the laver, as the Targum…
Israel gained this victory because God was wrathful with Judah and made Israel His rod of indignation. He reminds them of their own sins. It is unb…
