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NASB | 2 Chronicles 24:18 They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 24:18 They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so [God's] wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for their sin and guilt. |
Bible Question: Throughtout the Old Testament, especially the Kings and Chrnicles there is often mention the ASHERAH POLE...is there a description of it? what it looked like, what was the purpose? what was it made out of? is it still worshipped today? It seemed to be a very evil thing...especially if they would abandon God to worship this idol. Any help or information? |
Bible Answer: Asherah was the pagan goddess of fertility, some say she was Baal’s mother others say she was his consort. In any case the people that worshipped the pagan god Baal also worshipped Asherah. The term Asherah pole defines something similar to a Native American totem pole. In other words it was a log or tree trunk that was carved with the image of Asherah. Often this was very crude and many times the tree limbs were utilized to form arms and legs with the trunk given a general body shape. This form of idol worship caused the people of Israel many problems in their relationship with God as recorded in First and Second Kings. Where we see the unrighteous Kings setting up Asherah poles and altars and the righteous Kings tearing down the altar and using the Asherah pole as fire wood to totally desecrate the place. |
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