2 Kings 17:30, 31 “And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
In today's passage I have underlined the names of gods that people worshiped, as described in 2 Kings 17. The interesting part is that they also “feared the Lord,” at least at first. These folks weren't all that different from people in today's world who try to “ride the fence,” in other words, please everyone while worshiping God.
The problem is, we cannot do this, it is impossible. They would eventually lose their “fear” of the Lord, though. Does this sound familiar?
How about those children who were “burnt” to appease a false god? It makes me think of the children whose parents “burn” them in honor of the god of vanity. You could easily replace “Adrammelech and Anammelech” with “Fame” and “Celebrity Status.”
That's why my God IS God!
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