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So they feared Yahweh, and made to them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
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Superficial Fear vs. True Faith
Matthew Henry points out that the people's 'fear' of the Lord was not genuine reverence but a 'forced or feigned submission' born from terror. This superficial fear led them to adopt outward religious forms without a changed heart, trying to appease God while still indulging their own desires. This serves as a warning against a faith that is based only on avoiding punishment rather than on a true love for God.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Of the lowest of them - Rather, “from all ranks.” See the marginal reference note.
19th Century
Anglican
They feared. — They were fearing. (See Note on 2 Kings 17:25; 2 Kings 17:28, above.)
Baptist
How this warning comes over and over and over again! Hear, O Israel. The Lord your God is one God. The worship of anything else under any …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So they feared the Lord Worshipped the God of Israel in the manner they were taught:
and made unt…
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…
