2 Kings 17:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

Rejected

Romans 11:1

All the seed

Delivered

Nehemiah 9:27

Until he had cast

2 Thessalonians 1:9

General references

Deuteronomy 28:43

Bible References

Rejected

They refused to obey his instructions. They did not keep the covenant he made with their ancestors. They disregarded his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They followed the customs of the surrounding nations, disobeying Jehovah's command not to imitate them.

The sin of divination is rebellion. Wickedness and idolatry are arrogance. They are evil. Because you rejected the word of Jehovah, he rejects you as king.

Jehovah said to Samuel: How long will you mourn for Saul? After all I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go. I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite. I have a king from among his sons.

They call them rejected silver, for Jehovah has rejected them.

I ask has God rejected his people? Certainly not! I also am an Israelite, a descendant of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

All the seed

You are descendants of Israel, his servant. You are descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

The seed of Israel made themselves separate from all the men of other nations. They publicly requested forgiveness for their sins and the wrongdoing of their fathers.

All the descendants of Israel will be declared righteous, and they will praise Jehovah.'

Only if this covenant is removed, declares Jehovah, will Israel's descendants stop being a nation in my presence.

Have you not observed what this people have said. They say, 'The two families Jehovah chose, he has rejected?' Thus they despise my people, no longer are they as a nation in their sight.

Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, declares Jehovah. I am with you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you with justice. I will not let you go entirely unpunished.'

Delivered

The wrath of Jehovah burned against Israel! He gave them up into the power of Hazael, king of Aram, and into the power of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, again and again.

He did evil in the eyes of Jehovah. He did not keep himself from the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat. He causes Israel to sin too.

It was the fourth year of King Hezekiah, the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel. Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and laid siege to it.

Jehovah his God handed him over to the king of Aram, who defeated him, captured many prisoners, and brought them to Damascus. He also handed him over to the king of Israel, who decisively defeated him.

So you gave them up into the hands of their enemies who were cruel to them. In the time of their trouble, when they prayed to you, you listened to them from heaven. In your great mercy you gave them saviors, who made them free from the hands of their enemies.

Until he had cast

Jehovah was very angry with Israel. He removed them from his sight. Only the tribe of Judah kept its place.

Jehovah your God cares about this land. Jehovah watches over it day after day and year by year.

Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.

Then he will tell those on his left: 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the ever-burning fire that is prepared for the Devil and his [fallen] angels.

They will suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the Lord and from the glory of his might.

General references

The alien who is living among you will be lifted up higher and higher over you, while you go down lower and lower.