Monotheism* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Belief that there is only one God. It is distinguished from polytheism, which posits the existence of more than one god; from henotheism, which worships one god without denying the existence of other gods; and from atheism, which denies the existence of any God. The three great monotheistic religions of the world are, in their historic order, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

If there is only one God, it follows that the deity is personal, sovereign, infinite, eternal, perfect, and almighty. This is, in fact, what Scripture declares of God in his essential being. It is only in the biblical revelation that we can know clearly and certainly who God is and what he is like. He must be distinct from the world (thus avoiding pantheism) in such a way that he is the only Creator and sustainer of the universe and the Lord of history. He is above and beyond his creation (divine transcendence), and yet he enters into time and human affairs (divine immanence). The biblical doctrine of monotheism is known both through historical events involving “the God who acts” for the salvation of the human race and through his verbal communication as “the God who speaks” to chosen servants for the instruction and edification of those who believe. It is in such dimensions that monotheism embraces the possibility and reality of direct encounter between the eternal and infinite God and the finite, sinful creature. The NT makes it clear that this is accomplished through Jesus Christ.

According to the Bible, man was originally a monotheist. No other conclusion is possible from the Genesis records (Gn 1–3 OET GEN 1:1–31 · OET GEN 2:1–25 · OET GEN 3:1–24). Polytheism developed later as a sinful corruption of the pristine belief in one true God, the God of Creation, revelation, and redemption. This corruption had set in at least by the time of Abraham, for God’s call of Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees and journey toward Canaan, the land God had promised him and his posterity, undoubtedly involved a break with the polytheism of his ancestors in the area of Ur (11:31–12:9 OET GEN 11:31–32 · OET GEN 12:1–9).

Show passage in OET: GEN 11:31–32; GEN 12:1–9

OET-RV GEN 11:31

31 Then one day, Terah gathered his son Avram and his grandson Lot (who was Haran’s son), and his daughter-in-law Saray (who was Avram’s wife), and they all left from the city of Ur (where the Kasdim lived), to travel to the region of Kena’an (Canaan), but when they arrived at the city of Haran, they decided to live there.

OET-RV GEN 11:32

32 Then when Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.

OET-RV GEN 12:1

12 Then Yahweh said to Avram, “You must leave your land and your relatives and your father’s house and go to the land that I’ll show you.

OET-RV GEN 12:2

2 I’ll bless you and make you into a great nation. I’ll make you famous and you’ll be a blessing to others.

OET-RV GEN 12:3

3 I’ll bless everyone who blesses you, but I’ll curse anyone who curses you. All the families on the earth will be blessed because of you.

OET-RV GEN 12:4

4 So Avram left there just as Yahweh had told him, and Lot also went with him. Avram was seventy-five years old when he left the city of Haran.

OET-RV GEN 12:5

5 He took his wife Saray (Sarai) and his nephew Lot and all their possessions that they had accumulated and the people who they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Kena’an (Canaan).
¶ When they arrived in the Kena’an region,

OET-RV GEN 12:6

6 they continued travelling as far as the city of Shekem, to Moreh’s oak tree. (The Kena’anim (Canaanites) were still living in that region at that time.)

OET-RV GEN 12:7

7 Then Yahweh came to Avram and told him, “I’ll give this land to your descendants.” So Avram built an altar there and made a burnt offering to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.

OET-RV GEN 12:8

8 Then from there he went on to the hills to the east of Beyt -El (Bethel) and pitched his tents, with Beyt -El on the west and Ay on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and sacrificed and prayed to Yahweh

OET-RV GEN 12:9

9 before continuing south down toward the Negev desert.

OET-LV GEN 11:31

31 And_ Teraḩ _he/it _took DOM ʼAⱱrām his/its_son and_DOM Lōţ the _son _of Ḩārān the _son _of his/its_son and_DOM Sarai his/its_daughter-in-law the _wife _of ʼAⱱrām his/its_son and_they _went _out with_them from_ʼŪr of_the_ones_from _Kasdiy to_go towards_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_they _came to Ḩārān and_they _lived there.

OET-LV GEN 11:32

32 And_ the _days _of Teraḩ _they _were five years and_two _hundreds year[s] and_ Teraḩ _he/it _died in_Ḩārān.

OET-LV GEN 12:1

12 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to ʼAⱱrām go to/for_yourself(m) from_your(ms)_land and_from_your(ms)_descendants and_from_household your _father _of_your to the_earth/land which I _will _show_you(ms).

OET-LV GEN 12:2

2 And_I _will _make_you(ms) to_(a)_nation great and_I _will _bless_you(ms) and_I _will _make _big/great your(ms)_name and_be a _blessing.

OET-LV GEN 12:3

3 And_I _will _bless (those _who)bless_you(ms) and_despises_you(ms) I _will _curse and_they _will _be _blessed in_you(ms) all _of the _clans _of the_soil.

OET-LV GEN 12:4

4 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _went just_as he _had _said to_him/it YHWH and_he/it _went with_him/it Lōţ and_Avram was_a _son _of five years and_seventy year[s] in_his/its_coming _out from_Ḩārān.

OET-LV GEN 12:5

5 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _took DOM Sarai his/its_wife/woman and_DOM Lōţ the _son _of his/its_brother and_DOM all _of their_property which they _had _accumulated and_DOM the_people whom they _had _acquired in_Ḩārān and_they _went _out to_go towards_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_they _came towards_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan).

OET-LV GEN 12:6

6 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it _passed _through on _the_earth to the _place _of Shəkem to the _great _tree _of Mōreh and_the_Kənaˊₐnīte then on _the_earth.

OET-LV GEN 12:7

7 And_ YHWH _he _appeared to ʼAⱱrām and_he/it _said to_offspring _of_your I _will _give DOM the_earth/land (the)_this and_he/it _built there an _altar to/for_YHWH who_had_appeared to_him/it.

OET-LV GEN 12:8

8 And_he _moved _on from_there to_the _hill_country from_east of_Bēyt- ^ʼēl and_he _pitched tent _of_his Bēyt- ^ʼēl was_from_the_west and_(the)_ˊAy from_east and_he/it _built there an _altar to/for_YHWH and_he/it _called in/on_name _of YHWH.

OET-LV GEN 12:9

9 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he _journeyed going and_journeying towards_the_south.

Jump to OET GEN 11:31–32 section. · OET GEN 12:1–9 section.

When Abraham reached Canaan, the Promised Land, he and his family found people worshiping a multitude of gods. Each ethnic grouping in Palestine had its own god or many gods (Gn 31:3-35; Jgs 11:24; 1 Sm 5:2-5; 1 Kgs 11:33). In their disobedience, the sons of Abraham were continually losing faith in God and lusting after the gods of the Canaanites or diluting the true worship of God with the heathen practices associated with the worship of the Canaanite gods (Gn 35:2-4; cf. Jos 24:2; 1 Kgs 16:30-33). One of the major roles of the prophets was to call the Jews back to true worship and faith in the one God, “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob” (Ex 3:6, 15-16 OET EXO 3:6 · OET EXO 3:15–16; cf. 1 Kgs 18:17-18). This reminder of their monotheistic heritage was constantly needed because of the ever-present danger of losing it through contact with the polytheistic beliefs and practices of their idolatrous neighbors. Such reminders were necessary even for leaders like David (1 Sm 26:19), and certainly for Solomon (1 Kgs 11:1-7) and later kings (12:28-32; 2 Kgs 10:31; 22:17).

Show passage in OET: JDG 11:24

OET-RV JDG 11:24

24 Wouldn’t you take possession if your god Kemosh, allowed you to? So too all that our god Yahweh has dispossessed ahead of us, we’ll possess that.

OET-LV JDG 11:24

24 Not DOM that_which he_will _cause _you _to _possess Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) god _of_your it will _you _take _possession _of and_DOM all _of that YHWH god _of_our he _has _dispossessed from_before _of_us it we _will _take _possession _of.

Show passage in OET: SA1 5:2–5

OET-RV SA1 5:2

2 where they carried it into the temple of their god Dagon and placed it beside a statue of Dagon.

OET-RV SA1 5:3

3 Early the next day when the Ashdodim got up, to their horror Dagon had fallen to the ground on its face in front of Yahweh’s box. So they stood it up and returned it to its place.

OET-RV SA1 5:4

4 But then the next morning, more shock: Dagon had fallen to the ground on its face in front of Yahweh’s box but now its hands and head were cut off, and were lying on the threshold. Only its body remained intact.

OET-RV SA1 5:5

5 (Because of that, until this day Dagon’s priests and everyone who enters Dagon’s temple in Ashdod won’t tread on the threshold.)

OET-LV SA1 5:2

2 And_ the_Pəlishtiy _they _took DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm and_they _brought DOM_him/it the _house _of Dāgōn and_they _placed DOM_him/it beside Dāgōn.

OET-LV SA1 5:3

3 And_ the_ʼAshdōdites _they _rose _early from_the_next _day and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE Dāgōn was_lying to_face _of_its towards_land to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH and_they _took DOM Dāgōn and_they _returned DOM_him/it to_place _of_its.

OET-LV SA1 5:4

4 And_they _rose _early in_morning from_the_next _day and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE Dāgōn was_lying to_face _of_its towards_land to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH and_the _head _of Dāgōn and_the _two _of the _palms _of its _hands _of_his were_cut _off to the_threshold only Dāgōn it _remained on/upon/above_him/it.

OET-LV SA1 5:5

5 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so not the _priests _of Dāgōn and_all the_(ones _who)_went the _house _of Dāgōn they _tread on the _threshold _of Dāgōn in_ʼAshdōd until the_day (the)_this.

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:33

OET-RV KI1 11:33

33 This is because they’ve abandoned me. Instead they’ve bowed down to the Tsidonim’ (Sidonians’) God Ashtoret, to the Moavi god Kemosh, and to the Amoni God Malkam. They’re no longer following my instructions or doing what they know I’ve said is right—not obeying my statutes or my judgements like the king’s father David did.

OET-LV KI1 11:33

33 Because that they_have _abandoned _me and_they _have _bowed _down to_Astarte the _god _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) to_Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) the _god _of Mōʼāⱱ and_to_Malkām the _god _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn and_not they _have _walked in_ways _of_my for_doing the_right in_eyes _of_my and_regulations _of_my and_judgements _of_my like_Dāvid his/its_father.

Show passage in OET: GEN 35:2–4

OET-RV GEN 35:2

2 So Ya’akov instructed his household and everyone with him, “Remove any foreign idols that are among you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.

OET-RV GEN 35:3

3 Then we’ll leave here and make the uphill trip to Beyt -El, and I’ll make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was distressed. He’s been with me wherever I’ve gone.”

OET-RV GEN 35:4

4 So they gave Ya’akov all their idols and their earrings, and he buried them under the terebinth tree that was near Shekem.

OET-LV GEN 35:2

2 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to household _of_his and_near/to all _of who with_him/it remove DOM the _gods _of (the)_foreignness which are_among _of_you(pl) and_purify _yourselves and_change clothes _of_your(pl).

OET-LV GEN 35:3

3 And_let _us _arise and_let _us _go _up Bēyt- ^ʼēl and_I _will _make there an _altar to_god who_answered DOM_me in/on_day my _distress _of_my and_he/it _was with_me on_journey which I _have _gone.

OET-LV GEN 35:4

4 And_they _gave to Yaˊₐqoⱱ DOM all _of the _gods _of (the)_foreignness which were_in_hand _of_their and_DOM the_rings which were_in_ears _of_their and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _hid DOM_them under the_terebinth which was_near Shəkem.

Show passage in OET: JOS 24:2

OET-RV JOS 24:2

2 and Yehoshua told all the people, “Yahweh, the god of Yisrael says: Your ancestors including Terah the father of Avraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Perat (Euphrates) river from long ago, but they worshipped other gods.

OET-LV JOS 24:2

2 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said to all _of the_people thus YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says on_the _other _side _of the_river they _dwelt ancestors _of_your(pl) from_long _ago/eternity Teraḩ the _father _of ʼAⱱrāhām and_father _of Nāḩōr and_they _served gods other.

Show passage in OET: KI1 16:30–33

OET-RV KI1 16:30

30 Ahav did what Yahweh had said was evil—in fact he did more evil things than all those kings who preceded him.

OET-RV KI1 16:31

31 As if following Yarov’am’s (Jeroboam’s) behaviour wasn’t bad enough, he married Izevel (Jezebel), the daughter of the Tsidoni King Etba’al, then went and served Ba’al and bowed down to him.

OET-RV KI1 16:32

32 ⇔He built a temple for Ba’al in Shomron and placed an altar in it.

OET-RV KI1 16:33

33 Ahav also made an Asherah pole and went on to provoke Yisrael’s god Yahweh to get angry, more than any of the previous kings of Yisrael had done.

OET-LV KI1 16:30

30 And_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ the _son _of ˊOmrī _he/it _made the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH from_all those_who were_before _of_him.

OET-LV KI1 16:31

31 And_he/it _was was_ he_to _walk in_the _sins _of Yāroⱱˊām the _son _of Neⱱaţ _it _trifling and_he/it _took a _wife DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) the _daughter _of ʼEtbaˊal the _king _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_he/it _went and_he _served DOM (the)_Baˊal and_he _bowed _down to_him/it.

OET-LV KI1 16:32

32 And_he _set _up an _altar to_Baˊal the _house _of (the)_Baˊal which he _built in_Shomrōn.

OET-LV KI1 16:33

33 And_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _he/it _made DOM (the)_ʼAshērāh_pole and_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _he _increased for_doing to_provoke _to _anger DOM YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_all the _kings _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who they _were before_him.

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:6; EXO 3:15–16

OET-RV EXO 3:6

6 I’m the god of your father and the god of Avraham, Yitshak (Isaac), and Ya’akov (Jacob).” So Mosheh covered hid his face because he was scared to look at God.

OET-RV EXO 3:15

15 Then he continued, “This is what you need to tell the Israelis: ‘Yahweh, the god of your ancestors, the god of Avraham, Yitshak (Isaac), and Ya’akov (Jacob), sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial throughout the generations.’

OET-RV EXO 3:16

16 Go and gather the Israeli elders, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the god of your ancestors, appeared to me, the god of Avraham, Yitshak, and Ya’akov, to say, “I’ve certainly noticed you all and how you’re all being treated in Mitsrayim,

OET-LV EXO 3:6

6 And_he/it _said I am_the _god _of your _father _of_your the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām the _god _of Yiʦḩāq and_the _god _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_ Mosheh _he _hid his/its_faces/face if/because he _was _afraid from_looking to the_ʼElohīm.

OET-LV EXO 3:15

15 And_he/it _said again god to Mosheh thus you _will _say to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) YHWH the _god _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your(pl) the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām the _god _of Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_the _god _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he_has _sent _me to_you(pl) this name _of_is_my to_vanishing _point and_this memorial _of_is_my to_a _generation generation.

OET-LV EXO 3:16

16 Go and_you _will _gather DOM the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you _will _say to_them YHWH the _god _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your(pl) he _appeared to_me the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām Yiʦḩāq and_Yaˊₐqoⱱ to_say closely _(observe) I _have _observed you(pl) and_DOM the_thing_which _has _been_done to/for_you(pl) in_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:17–18

OET-RV KI1 18:17

17 When he saw Eliyah, Ahav asked him, “Is that you—the one who causes trouble for Yisrael (Israel)?”

OET-RV KI1 18:18

18 “It’s not me who brings trouble onto Yisrael,” Eliyah replied. “But rather it’s you and your father’s families who decided to ignore Yahweh’s commands and serve the Baals instead.

OET-LV KI1 18:17

17 And_he/it _was just_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _as _saw DOM ʼĒliy^yāh and_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _he/it _said to_him/it you is_this Oh_you _who_trouble Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI1 18:18

18 And_he/it _said not I _have _troubled DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because (if) you and_the _household _of your _father _of_your because_you_have _abandoned DOM the _commands _of YHWH and_you _have _walked after the_Baˊal.

Show passage in OET: SA1 26:19

OET-RV SA1 26:19

19 Now please listen, my master the king, to your servant’s words. If it’s Yahweh who’s incited you against me, may he accept an offering, but if it’s people, may they be cursed in front of Yahweh because they’ve driven me away from enjoying Yahweh’s inheritance for me, saying, ‘Go away and serve other gods.’

OET-LV SA1 26:19

19 And_now let _him _hear please my_master the_king DOM the _words/messages _of his _servant _of_his if YHWH he_has _incited _you against_me may _he _smell an _offering and_if the _sons _of the_humankind they be_cursed to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH if/because they_have _driven _me _out the_day from_having _a _share in_the _inheritance _of YHWH to_say go serve gods other.

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:1–7

OET-RV KI1 11:1

11 Now King Shelomoh (Solomon) loved many foreign women—besides Par’oh’s (Pharaoh’s) daughter there were Moavi women, Amoni women, Edomi women, Tsidoni women, and Hiti women.

OET-RV KI1 11:2

2 They were from the nations that Yahweh had told Yisrael (Israel) about, “You must not mix with people from those nations, and they must not join together with you. They will certainly entice you to worship their gods.” However, Shelomoh clung to them for love.

OET-RV KI1 11:3

3 He had seven hundred wives who were kings’ daughters, as well as three hundred slave-wives, and his wives were instrumental in his turning away from Yahweh.

OET-RV KI1 11:4

4 By the time of his old age, Shelomoh’s wives had persuaded him to worship the gods from their countries—his heart wasn’t totally dedicated to Yahweh like his father David had been.

OET-RV KI1 11:5

5 So Shelomoh started to worship the Tsidonim’ (Sidonians’) God Ashtoret and the Amonim’ detestable God Malkam,

OET-RV KI1 11:6

6 so he did many things that Yahweh had said were evil—he didn’t remain fully committed to Yahweh like his father David had been.

OET-RV KI1 11:7

7 Then Shelomoh built a place to worship Kemosh, the Moavim detestable God, on a hill facing Yerushalem (Jerusalem), and also for Molek, the Amonim’ detestable God.

OET-LV KI1 11:1

11 And_the_king Shəlomoh he _loved women foreign many and_DOM the _daughter _of Parˊoh Mōʼāⱱite_women ˊAmmōnī_women ʼEdōmite_women Sidonian_women Ḩittiy_women.

OET-LV KI1 11:2

2 From the_nations which YHWH he _had _said to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not you(pl)_must _go in/among_them and_they not they _will _go among_you(pl) truly they _will _turn _aside DOM heart _of_your(pl) after gods _of_their (is)_in_them Shəlomoh he _cleaved to_love_them.

OET-LV KI1 11:3

3 And_he/it _was to_him/it wives noble _ladies seven hundred(s) and_concubines three hundred(s) and_ wives _of_his _they _turned _aside DOM his/its_heart.

OET-LV KI1 11:4

4 And_he/it _was to_the _time _of the _old _age _of Shəlomoh wives _of_his they _turned _aside DOM heart _of_his after gods other and_not it _was heart _of_his complete with YHWH his/its_god like_the _heart _of Dāvid his/its_father.

OET-LV KI1 11:5

5 And_ Shəlomoh/(Solomon) _he/it _went after Astarte the _god _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_after Malkām the _detestable _thing _of the_ˊAmmōnī.

OET-LV KI1 11:6

6 And_ Shəlomoh _he/it _made the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH and_not he _filled after YHWH like_Dāvid his/its_father.

OET-LV KI1 11:7

7 Then Shəlomoh he _built a _high _place for_Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) the _detestable _thing _of Mōʼāⱱ on_mountain which is_on the _face _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_for_Molek the _detestable _thing _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn.

Show passage in OET: KI1 12:28–32

OET-RV KI1 12:28

28 So after getting advice, the king made two gold calves, and he told his people, “Going all the way down to Yerushalem is too far for you. Look, these can be your gods, Yisrael (Israel), who brought you out from Mitsrayim (Egypt).”

OET-RV KI1 12:29

29 He set one up at Beyt-El (Bethel) (in the south) and the other one at Dan (in the north).

OET-RV KI1 12:30

30 This caused the people to sin, and some people went up as far as the one in Dan.

OET-RV KI1 12:31

31 He built temples on hills and appointed priests from various tribes—not just from the tribe of Levi.

OET-RV KI1 12:32

32 In the eighth month on the 15th, Yarov’am (Jeroboam) put on a celebration like the one in Yehudah (Judah). He’d made an altar at Beyt-El (Bethel) and he got the priests from the hill temples he’d made to come and stand there, then he offered a sacrifice on that altar to the calves that he’d made.

OET-LV KI1 12:28

28 And_ the_king _he _took _counsel and_he/it _made two _of calves _of gold and_he/it _said to_them is_enough to/for_you(pl) for_going _up Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) HERE gods _of_your Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which they_brought _you _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

OET-LV KI1 12:29

29 And_he/it _assigned DOM the_one in_house _of ^ʼēl and_DOM the_one he _put in_Dān.

OET-LV KI1 12:30

30 And_ the_thing the_this _he/it _was (into)_sin and_ the_people _they _went to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_one to Dān.

OET-LV KI1 12:31

31 And_he/it _made DOM a _house _of high _places and_he/it _made priests from_the _ends _of the _people who not they _were from_(the)_sons of _Levi.

OET-LV KI1 12:32

32 And_ Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) _he/it _made a _festival in_month (the)_eighth on_the_fif- teen day of_month like_festival which was_in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he/it _ascended on the_altar so he _did in_house _of ^ʼēl to_sacrifice to_calves which he _had _made and_he _stationed in_house _of ^ʼēl DOM the _priests _of the _high _places which he _had _made.

Show passage in OET: KI2 10:31

OET-RV KI2 10:31

31 But Yehu didn’t take care to follow the instructions of Yisrael’s god Yahweh whole-heartedly—he didn’t reject all of Yarov’am’s evil customs which had caused Yisrael to sin.

OET-LV KI2 10:31

31 And_Yēhūʼ not he _took _care to_go in_the _law _of YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_all heart _of_his not he _turned _aside from_under the _sins _of Yāroⱱˊām which he _caused _to _sin DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: KI2 22:17

OET-RV KI2 22:17

17 because they abandoned me. They offered sacrifices to other gods in order to make me angry at everything they do, so now my anger will be directed against this place and it’s not stoppable.

OET-LV KI2 22:17

17 Because that they_have _abandoned _me and_they _have _made _smoke to_gods other so _as to_provoke _me _to _anger by_all _of the _work _of their _hands _of_their and_ rage _of_my _it _will _be _kindled on_place the_this and_not it _will _be _quenched.

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The early prophets did not clearly delineate a formal doctrine of monotheism; rather, they showed the importance and unreality of the pagan gods (1 Kgs 18:24). It was the eighth-century BC prophets who asserted a monotheistic faith in the face of a persistent polytheism. It was not until the time of the exile that the Jews were cured of their idolatrous polytheism, when their enemies took away their idols and demonstrated their impotence (Ps 115; Is 46). Then Israel learned that God alone was their refuge and help in the time of trouble, because he only is the true and living God who can save his people when they repent of their sins and obey the divine will.