What values did the Israelites have?
At times, they departed significantly from these values and adopted the values of the cultures around them. Their values became influenced by the idolatory and morality in those cultures. At these times in their history, the values ran directly counter to those set up for them to follow by God. These included child sacrifices, prostitution and other open sexual practices, and sexual rituals. An example is Solomon’s polygamy with its associated idolatory that led to his adoption of pagan ways. Whenever they departed from the original values, they displeased God.
