Dictionary of Bible Themes Israel was in danger of abandoning God from her earliest days. The OT frequently warns against apostasy and identifies its likely consequences. Psalms 78:9-41Apostasy in Egypt and in the desert See also Exodus 32:25-29Leviticus 17:7; 20:1-6 Numbers 14:9-12 the death of 3,000 after Aaron made the golden calf Numbers 14:31-35; 25:1-4; 32:10-11Deuteronomy 31:16-18; 32:15-21 The people rebel against Moses and Aaron after the return of the spies Psalms 95:7-8; 106:13-33Hebrews 3:15-19 Psalms 78:55-64 Apostasy in the time of the judges See also Judges 2:6-23; 8:27,33-34Nehemiah 9:26-31 Psalms 106:34-39 Hosea 5:3-4 Apostasy in the kingdom of Israel See also 2 Kings 17:7-20Hosea 1:2; 4:10-19; 7:4 Jeremiah 3:1-25 Apostasy in the kingdom of Judah See also 2 Kings 23:26-272 Chronicles 29:6-9 2 Chronicles 30:7-9 Isaiah 1:1-6; 30:1-5 Hezekiah's reforms to purify the temple Jeremiah 2:7-13,19-25; 5:5-7; 7:9-15; 9:2; 13:23-27; 17:5-6,13; 23:10-15Judah's alliance with Egypt Jeremiah 31:22Ezekiel 6:9; 16:15-42; 23:1-35 lying prophets denounced Daniel 9:5-14See also 6222 rebellion against God6243 adultery, spiritual 7150 righteous, the 7216 exile in Assyria 7236 Israel, united kingdom 7239 Jerusalem 7248 patriarchs 8742 faithlessness 8768 idolatry |
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