“They … have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
Do you ever wonder why so many unsaved people get increasingly bitter as they age? I believe it’s because you become like the things you chase.
Idolatry is the quintessential Old Testament sin, but it also serves as an analogy for other types of extreme self-interest. The word Baal simply means lord or owner, and the New Testament teaches us that ownership of the human heart comes in many guises.