HIGH PLACES 7 | NOT REMOVED

1. High Places

a) During Bible History, high places were usually natural (e.g. hills and mountains) but sometimes man-made (e.g. towers) places where people worshiped or made sacrifices. 


b) The only True God often appeared, or was sometimes worshiped, atop mountains (e.g. Mount Sinai) or hills (1 Samuel 9:19).


c) The Canaanite "high places" were notorious for pagan worship where various heathenistic idols, altars or buildings were located, and where some of the most wicked and horrendous behavior imaginable went on. As such, when the Israelites entered the Promised Land they were commanded by God not only to have nothing to do with high places, but to destroy them because they would be corrupted by their presence - a command that was largely disobeyed, to their regret.


2. Not Removed


a) Jehoash.

2 Kings 12:3 
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

b) Amaziah.


2 Kings 14:4 
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

c) Azariah.


2 Kings 15:4 
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

d) Jotham.


2 Kings 15:35 
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. 

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