2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?"
The setting
Jerusalem throne room, ~790 BC. God sends an unnamed prophet to confront King Amaziah about worshipping Edomite idols. The prophet's logic is devastating: why worship gods that couldn't even save their own people?
The emotion here: burning with righteous anger at such obvious spiritual stupidity
The original word
dārash (דָּרַשׁ) — to seek earnestly, inquire, worship with devotion
Why it matters
Court prophets risked execution for confronting kings directly - this took extraordinary courage
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 25:15
The prophet's argument isn't theological - it's logical: these gods just proved they're powerless by losing the war
Common misconceptionPeople think God's anger here is about breaking religious rules, but it's about the sheer illogic of worshipping defeated, powerless gods
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 25:15
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 25:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 25:15 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to prophet. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine anger, prophetic confrontation, spiritual accountability. Notable phrases: anger of Yahweh; Why have you sought. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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