How a Returning Israelite Priest Taught the Settlers About the Lord—and Why It Failed The account of a returning Israelite priest teaching newly settled peoples in Samaria is found in 2 Kings 17:24–41, a passage that highlights both an attempt at religious restoration and a profound spiritual failure. This event … Continue reading How did a returning Israelite priest help teach the settlers about the Lord, and why did it fail to produce wholehearted devotion?