Psalm 106:40-41
King James Version
40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord
kindled against his people,
insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen;
and they that hated them ruled over them.
Man's heart is really corrupt.
It's always been a cycle of sin.
Of obedience, and disobedience.
Of sinning, and repentance.
Of repentance, and backsliding.
Of gratitude, and ingratitude.
Of humility, and pride.
But GOD would have none of such unfaithfulness, and nonsense.
In His GREAT wrath, here's what the LORD did to backsliding Israel:
Judges 2:11-14
King James Version
11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,
and served Baalim:
12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers,
which brought them out of the land of Egypt,
and followed other gods,
of the gods of the people that were round about them,
and bowed themselves unto them,
and provoked the Lord to anger.
13 And they forsook the Lord,
and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel,
and he delivered them
into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them,
and he sold them
into the hands of their enemies round about,
so that they could not any longer stand
before their enemies.
Judges 3:7-8
King James Version
7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,
and forgat the Lord their God,
and served Baalim and the groves.
8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel,
and he sold them
into the hand of Chushanrishathaim
king of Mesopotamia:
and the children of Israel
served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
Judges 4:1-2
King James Version
4 And the children of Israel
again did evil in the sight of the Lord,
when Ehud was dead.
2 And the Lord sold them
into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan,
that reigned in Hazor;
the captain of whose host was Sisera,
which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
Judges 6:1
King James Version
6 And the children of Israel
did evil in the sight of the Lord:
and the Lord delivered them
into the hand of Midian seven years.
Judges 10:6-7
King James Version
6 And the children of Israel
did evil again in the sight of the Lord,
and served Baalim,
and Ashtaroth,
and the gods of Syria,
and the gods of Zidon,
and the gods of Moab,
and the gods of the children of Ammon,
and the gods of the Philistines,
and forsook the Lord, and served not him.
7 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel,
and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines,
and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
Judges 10:11-14
King James Version
11 And the Lord said unto the children of Israel,
Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians,
and from the Amorites,
from the children of Ammon,
and from the Philistines?
12 The Zidonians also,
and the Amalekites,
and the Maonites, did oppress you;
and ye cried to me,
and I delivered you out of their hand.
13 Yet ye have forsaken me,
and served other gods:
wherefore I will deliver you no more.
14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen;
let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
Judges 13:1
King James Version
13 And the children of Israel
did evil again in the sight of the Lord;
and the Lord delivered them
into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
1 Samuel 12:9
King James Version
9 And when they forgat the Lord their God,
he sold them into the hand of Sisera,
captain of the host of Hazor,
and into the hand of the Philistines,
and into the hand of the king of Moab,
and they fought against them.
2 Kings 13:1-3
King James Version
13 In the three and twentieth year of Joash
the son of Ahaziah king of Judah
Jehoahaz the son of Jehu
began to reign over Israel in Samaria,
and reigned seventeen years.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
which made Israel to sin;
he departed not therefrom.
3 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel,
and he delivered them
into the hand of Hazael king of Syria,
and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael,
all their days.
Jeremiah 29:21
King James Version
21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel,
of Ahab the son of Kolaiah,
and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah,
which prophesy a lie unto you in my name;
Behold, I will deliver them
into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
and he shall slay them before your eyes;
Jeremiah 34:21
King James Version
21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes
will I give into the hand of their enemies,
and into the hand of them that seek their life,
and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army,
which are gone up from you.
Note where backsliding Israel ended up:
into the hand of the heathen
into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them
into the hands of their enemies round about
into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia
into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan
into the hand of Midian seven years
into the hands of the Philistines
into the hands of the children of Ammon
into the hand of the Philistines forty years
into the hand of the Philistines
into the hand of the king of Moab
into the hand of Hazael king of Syria
into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days
into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
into the hand of their enemies
into the hand of them that seek their life
into the hand of the king of Babylon's army
I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
They were either "given", "delivered", or "sold" to their enemies.
That's over a period of seven, 40, and a lifetime of years.
We surely don't anger our GOD, with our idolatry, and unfaithfulness.
The next post reveals how GOD responded to repentant Israel.
Related material:
The MAGNIFICENCE and MAJESTY of GOD
Image: Free Bible Images
.png)
.jpg)