9:9
The people had corrupted themselves. These last two verses were spoken to Israel, yet they are so true of our own society. We do not like to be told that we are wrong and need to change our ways. A sure sign that the grace of God is being poured out is that people are willing to acknowledge their sins and their need to change, people repent! Unless that happens, then God will “remember their iniquity” and punishment will come. There are two options with regard to our sins. Either God will remember them or God will forget them, and only through Christ is the latter possible.
9:10
Israel was nothing without God, she would not even have existed as a nation without God. Yet when they came to Ball-peor they started to worship idols. They consecrated themselves to things of shame, and so became detestable themselves. That is the consequence of worshipping worthless things, we become worthless. In fact, one could say we become like whatever it is we worship. As a race, the whole of humanity would not exist unless God had created us.
9:11
So Ephraim’s glory would fly away like a bird. And notice what that meant, no birth, no pregnancy, no conception. She would become unreproductive. The west is busily rejecting all its Christian heritage, and its glory likewise will fly away. It is also noticeable that in “advanced” godless societies the birth rate declines, and in a number of countries is below the replacement level.
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