1Ki 16:12 | MHM | STEP | v. 12–13 : By destroying Baasha’s family, God’s word was fulfilled (1 Kings 16:12 ). The sins of Baasha and Elah, especially their idolatry, brought this judgment. The Bible calls their idols “vanities” because they are useless and cannot help. As it is written, they provoked God by their vanities (1 Kings 16:13 ). People who trust in idols trust in things that cannot save them.

‏ 1 Kings 16:12

v. 12–13: By destroying Baasha’s family, God’s word was fulfilled (1 Kings 16:12 ^a). The sins of Baasha and Elah, especially their idolatry, brought this judgment. The Bible calls their idols “vanities” because they are useless and cannot help. As it is written, they provoked God by their vanities (1 Kings 16:13 ^b). People who trust in idols trust in things that cannot save them.