Sadly, however, Israelite history was mostly a record of unfaithfulness. Time and again, they returned to the worship of man - made idols.
فَقَدْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ :‏ « يَرَى جَمِيعُ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَنَّ ٱسْمَ يَهْوَهَ قَدْ دُعِيَ عَلَيْكَ ،‏ فَيَخَافُونَ مِنْكَ » .‏