Babylon was subject to God's judgement, but this did not mean that Israel could rest easy. She needed to pay attention to her own behaviour and attitudes. When we see God judging someone else, our first reaction should always be to consider our own behaviour and see if there is anything we need to change about our own lives.
Israel was, and is, proud of its heritage. They are proud to be Jews, to be the people of God, to call upon the name of the Lord. But they did not do this in truth or righteousness. God had told Israel of the judgement that was coming upon them, and then it did fall on them. God did this so that they would realise who He really is, in order to deal with their stubbornness.
Now He tells them yet more new things. A key difference between man made religion and true faith is that God does things that are beyond our understanding. He is not limited by what we can imagine or work out (Ephesians 3:20).
God was fully aware of the state of Israel's heart, just as He is fully aware of the state of our heart. God did not saves us being ignorant of how sinful we are. He was fully aware of who and what we are.
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