2Ki 17:6 | MHM | STEP | v. 6 : Finally, Samaria was taken, and the people of Israel were carried away as captives to Assyria. They were scattered in different places so they could not join together again. The nation of Israel was finished, and the people lost their land and freedom. Those who forgot God were themselves forgotten, and those who wanted to be like other nations were buried among them. Only a few poor people were left behind, and the rest became known as Samaritans or Galileans . Even though the kingdom of Israel ended, God kept a remnant of His people. The name “Israel” continued in the spiritual sense, as the people of God in the gospel age (Revelation 7:1-8; James 1:1 ; Acts 26:7; Galatians 6:16 ).

‏ 2 Kings 17:6

v. 6: Finally, Samaria was taken, and the people of Israel were carried away as captives to Assyria. They were scattered in different places so they could not join together again. The nation of Israel was finished, and the people lost their land and freedom. Those who forgot God were themselves forgotten, and those who wanted to be like other nations were buried among them. Only a few poor people were left behind, and the rest became known as Samaritans or Galileans .

Even though the kingdom of Israel ended, God kept a remnant of His people. The name “Israel” continued in the spiritual sense, as the people of God in the gospel age (Revelation 7:1-8; James 1:1 ^a; Acts 26:7; Galatians 6:16 ^b).