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Why was the worship of Baal so fatal for the nations of Judah and Israel?
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The most fundamental principle of Judaism is the worship of the One God. The Hebrew Bible, and the prophets, reminded the Israelites of this continuously. When some of the Israelites (people of Israel and/or Judah) ignored these reminders, it constituted a vast break with their tradition; and abandonment of the entire Torah was sure to eventually follow. See also:
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Why was the worship of Baal so attractive and fatal for the nations of Judah and Israel?
The ancient religious beliefs of Judah and Israel did differ, with the pantheon of Judah much more influenced by Egyptian motifs than that of Israel. There is very little evidence of Baal worship in Judah, but he was an important god in the northern kingdom of Israel - not just a foreign god occasionally worshipped by delinquent kings. In very early times, Baal was a weather god but, during the eighth century BCE had taken on solar characteristics, if not synonymous with the sun god himself. Keel and Uehlinger (Gods, Goddesses and Images of God in Ancient Israel) say that Yahweh (YHWH) and Baal were almost synonymous in Israel during Iron Age IIB, the period from approximately 925 to 722 BCE, the end of the Israelite kingdom. Baal would therefore have been as real to the Israelites as was Yahweh, the God who eventually dominated Judaism.The attraction of Baal to the Israelites was the belief that he was both real and powerful. However, that worship did nothing to contribute to the downfall of Israel in 722 BCE, which was simply a matter of conquest by the Assyrians.
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