What other scriptures warn against neglecting God, similar to Isaiah 17:10? Setting the Stage with Isaiah 17:10 “For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge…” Echoes in the Law of Moses • Deuteronomy 8:11 — “Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.” • Deuteronomy 8:19 — “If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods…you will surely perish.” • Deuteronomy 32:18 — “You ignored the Rock who birthed you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.” History’s Stark Reminders • Judges 3:7 — “The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.” • 1 Samuel 12:9 — “But they forgot the LORD their God; so He sold them into the hand of Sisera…” • 2 Chronicles 24:20 — “Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.” The Heart-Cry of Psalms and Proverbs • Psalm 9:17 — “The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.” • Psalm 50:22 — “Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with none to rescue you.” • Proverbs 30:8-9 — “…lest I become full and deny You and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’” Prophetic Trumpets • Jeremiah 2:32 — “Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.” • Hosea 4:6 — “Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.” • Hosea 8:14 — “Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces…” • Hosea 13:6 — “When they were satisfied… they forgot Me.” • Amos 8:11-12 — a famine “of hearing the words of the LORD.” New Testament Wake-Up Calls • Luke 12:47 — “That servant who knows his master’s will but does not… will be beaten with many blows.” • Hebrews 2:1-3 — “How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” • 2 Peter 1:9 — “Having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.” • Revelation 2:4-5 — “You have abandoned your first love… Repent.” • James 4:17 — “Anyone… who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, is guilty of sin.” Key Themes to Note • Forgetting God often follows comfort, prosperity, or distraction. • Neglect is never passive in Scripture; it carries real consequences. • Remembering the Lord involves obedience, gratitude, and continual dependence. Takeaway Scripture consistently pairs forgetting God with judgment and loss, while remembering Him brings life, protection, and blessing. |
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