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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: in Isaiah 17:7-8 what is the Asherah poles, |
Bible Answer: Greetings Louise, Here are two good answers to the same exact question: "What is the Asherah pole?" that has been asked at least twice in this Forum's past.. * The first is an answer written by Forum member Ed B.: "What is an ASHERAH POLE? Answer 2 Chr 24:18 EdB Sat 06/30/01, 3:54pm 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." _________________________ * The second is an answer that was written by yours truly.. :-) "What is an ASHERAH POLE? Answer 2 Chr 24:18 Makarios Sat 06/30/01, 4:08pm The KJV mistakenly renders 'Asherim' in this verse as 'grove', which is also done in the Vulgate and LXX (septuagint). In the earliest period of the Semitic occupation of Canaan (c. B.C. 2500-2000), the goddess Asherah shared with Baal (Judg. 3:7; 6:25) the chief worship of the immigrants, and Asherah was particularly worshipped as the goddess of fertility. Her place was later usurped by Astarte. In this early aniconic age, the wooden post (or pole) was her symbol, as the stone pillar was of Baal. Bearing her name, it passed by gradual stages into the complete anthropomorphic image of the deity as in Samaria and Jerusalem. Asherahs or Asherah poles are found beside 'sacred trees' in Jer. 17:2; 1 Kings 14:23; and 2 Kings 17:10. Asherah is the name of a Canaanite deity and we read of her an 'an abominable image' in 2 Chr. 15:16, and in 2 Kings 21:7 of 'a graven image' of Asherah. The graven image of Asherah set up by Manasseh in the Temple (2 Kings 21:7), when destroyed by Josiah, is simply termed the asherah (2 Kings 23:6). Like the idols described by the prophet of the Exile (Isaiah 41:7; 44:12). It evidently consisted of a core of wood overlaid with precious metal, since it could be at once burned and 'stamped to powder' (2 Chr. 15:16), and was periodically decorated with woven hangings ('tunics') by the women votaries of Asherah (2 Kings 23:7). Therefore there is good warrant for seeing the asherah which Ahab set up in the temple of Baal at Samaria (cf. 1 Kings 16:33 with 2 Kings 10:26) as something of greater consequence than a mere post or pole. It must have been a celebrated image of the goddess. In the remaining passages of the OT, the asherah is the name of a prominent object associated with the altar in the worship of the Canaanite high places. It was made of wood (Judg. 6:26), and could be planted in the ground (Deut. 16:21), plucked up or cut down (Mic. 5:14; Ex. 34:13), and burned with fire (Deut. 12:3). Accordingly, the asherah was a wooden post or pole having symbolical significance in the Canaanite cults. Source: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1909, 1994 Hendrickson)" Please remember to Search for your question before asking. Thank you! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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