Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 17:36
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
36. with great power and a stretched out arm ] R.V. inserts with after and, as there is the preposition in the original text.
and him shall ye worship ] R.V. and onto him shall ye how yourselves. The verb is the same which is so rendered in the verse before.
shall ye do sacrifice ] R.V. omits do, as it is not given in 35 in the translation of this same verb.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 36. But the Lord] JEHOVAH, the supreme, self-existent, and eternal Being; author of all being and life. This was to be the sole object of their adoration.
Who brought you up] This was a strong reason why they should adore Him only: he had saved them from the hands of their enemies, and he did it in such a way as to show his power to be irresistible; in such a Being they might safely confide.
Him shall ye fear] Here is the manner in which he is to be worshipped. Him ye shall reverence as your Lawgiver and Judge; ye shall respect and keep all his commandments; doing what he has enjoined, and avoiding what he has forbidden.
Him shall ye worship] Before Him ye shall bow the knee; living in the spirit of obedience, and performing every religious act in the deepest humility.
And to him shall ye do sacrifice.] Ye shall consider that, as ye have sinned, so ye deserve death; ye shall therefore bring your living victims to the altar of the Lord, and let their life’s blood be poured out there, as an atonement for your souls. We see in this verse three important points:
1. The object of their worship.
2. The reasons of that worship; and,
3. The spirit and manner in which it was to be performed: viz.,
1. In fear,
2. Humility; and,
3. By sacrifice.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
But the Lord, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with a great power, and a stretched out arm,…. Which is observed, to show the obligations they lay under, in point of gratitude, to serve the Lord:
him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice: and him only, and not other gods; none but he being the object of religious fear and divine worship, and to whom sacrifices should be offered.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
fear
(See Scofield “Psa 19:9”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
a stretched: Exo 6:6, Exo 9:15, Deu 5:15, Jer 32:21, Act 4:30
him shall ye fear: Lev 19:32, Deu 6:13, Deu 10:20, Deu 12:5, Deu 12:6, Deu 12:11, Deu 12:12, Mat 10:28, Rev 15:4
Reciprocal: 1Ki 8:42 – thy strong hand 2Ki 17:39 – the Lord Rev 19:10 – worship Rev 22:9 – worship God