2 Chronicles 31: Eliminating Idols

The idolatry that had been in the land of Canaan when Israel moved in had never been eliminated, if you can believe it! They had even taken the pole that Moses erected in the wilderness and turned it into an idol (Numbers 21; 2 Kings 18:4). Hezekiah’s reforms were so far-reaching that he even eliminated that. Obviously, nearly anything can become my idol and destroy my soul—let me choose to beware (Colossians 3:5).