8:1
This is probably one of the many places where it is useful to ignore chapter divisions. Israel had sought relief in the form of help from other nations. This chapter tells us what the result will be, and it isn’t good! The trumpet was to give a warning sound. The invading army is probably Assyria, and the imagery of a hunting eagle is used (though it could also mean vulture). Imagery is used in prophecy to make the impact more dramatic, to give the hearers a better picture or feel of what was going to happen.
This attack was not the result of a capricious action by God, but a judgement upon the persistent sin of the nation. They had broken the covenant and rebelled against the Law.
8:2,3
Israel would cry out that they did worship the Lord, that they did know Him. But in reality they had rejected the good, they had rejected God’s ways. We see the same in many churches today over LGBT issues. They claim to be acting in line with Christ, yet they utterly reject the word of God. They have rejected the good. So the result will be that the enemy will pursue them.
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