He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, angering the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.

This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.’

But they will be subject to the Lord their God and to the Davidic ruler whom I will raise up as king over them.

Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!

“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied, “and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

But since you abandoned me and worshiped other gods, I will not deliver you again.

Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?

Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?’”

when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.

The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the Lord, for he is our God!”

If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well.”

Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” They replied, “We are witnesses!”

Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.

Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said, “Set out the food.”

There you will worship gods made by human hands – wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

The Israelites did evil before the Lord by worshiping the Baals.

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command.

Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.