The Bible Story - Volume IV - Chapter 62 - Basil Wolverton - 1964

Basil Wolverton

WORSHIPPING GOD IN VAIN, IN THE face of danger from their enemies, the Israelites began to pray. But it was too late. The land was so full of sin that their prayers were in vain. God had no intention of answering them until they prayed in the spirit of repentance. Their many idols made their worship sinful. It was all in vain, because God does not hear the prayers of idolaters. Equally useless were the frantically constructed barricades and other military preparations. Assyria Invades Israel. Three days later wave upon wave of invaders from the north pushed over and past Shiloh, leaving thousands of dead and wounded in and about the camp! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library