The Northern Kingdom fell into pagan idolatry and they were unable to defend themselves. Any nation that worshiped a false god has been or will eventually be judged by God, but as we will read, Baal worship was one of the most sinful of all manmade religions. Money’s not evil; it’s the love of money that is at the root of all sorts of evil, and that evil does its work on the owner. It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him. The result was, “They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth” (Judges 2:13). Baal in the Bible. In the Old Testament denotes an idol of the Phoenicians, and particularly of the Tyrians, whose worship was also introduced with great solemnities among the Hebrews, and especially at Samaria, along with that of Astarte, Jud 6:25-32 2 Kings 10:18,28.See ASHTORETH, plural ASH-TAROTH.The plural, Baalim, signifies images or statues of Baal, Jud 2:11 10:10. and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. In Phoenician he was called Baal Shamen, Lord of the Heavens. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn down his altar." Jeremiah 23:13 - And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. How easy it is to become a slave to the buck.

If Baal triumphed, a seven-year cycle of fertility would ensue; but, if he were vanquished by Mot, seven years of drought and famine would ensue. He was also called the Lord of Rain and Dew, the two forms of moisture that were indispensable for fertile soil in Canaan. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets [of, “Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an, He said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. In the formative stages of Israel’s history, the presence of Baal names did not necessarily mean apostasy or even syncretism. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerub-Baal survived, because he hid himself. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, Then it came about in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to, Old Testament (122), Genesis (2), Exodus (2), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (7), Judges (21), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (13), 2 Kings (21), 1 Chronicles (14), 2 Chronicles (3), Psalm (1), Song of Songs (1), Jeremiah (13), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (10), Zephaniah (2), New Testament (8), Matthew (3), Mark (1), Luke (3), Romans (1), Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the jews, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the kingdom of israel, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Under ahab, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » The israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the judges, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » All worshipers of, destroyed by jehu, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Altars of, destroyed by gideon, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Destroyed by josiah, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Prophets of, slain by elijah, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Destroyed by jehoiada, Baal » A city » A city in the tribe of simeon, Baal » A city » A city in the tribe of simeon » Called baalath-beer, Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » Under jehoram, High places » Mentioned in scripture » Baal, Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Baal, An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun, The israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the judges, Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of.