Right from the start, however, purity of worship came under threat of corruption by the false religious practices and thinking that surrounded it ​ — such as the influence from Egyptian, Canaanite, and Babylonian sources.
Ent kohe algusest peale ohustasid puhast kummardamist ümbruskonna valereligiooni tavad ja mõtteviis — Egiptuse, Kaanani ja Babüloonia mõjud. Kurb küll, kuid Iisrael lasi tõelisel kummardamisel sügavalt korrumpeeruda.